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Lower and upper caste divisions are made by government for reservation. Mostly they use them as vote bank.

50-60% of seats in govt. are reserved for so called lower castes defined by govt. Along with promotions. 50-60% of college seats are again reserved. The law is extremely favorable to lower caste.

Now discrimination is everywhere in India. It is in the blood of everyone including both lower and upper caste. Once the lower caste reach higher status, they discriminate against others. Even many caste with in lower caste discriminate among themselves. Similarly, castes within upper caste discriminate among themselves. Both castes discriminate against citizens of other counties. Infact, discrimination is everywhere. Even among lower caste. Even among upper caste. Even towards each other.

There are particularly some castes in India like Brahmins in Tamil Nadu. Choudhary in Andhra. They show extreme favoritism. Once they are in a company, they only recruit or promote only their caste. One should not think this favoritism as discrimination. Because they show this against other castes too including upper caste.

Now, at least in this corporate companies. Many people find respite that this has not infiltrated in them. Any start of this conversation within corporate world itself should be looked with suspicion.


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