More than 462 people, the majority Indian Americans, provided testimony over seven hours April 29 evening, as the Santa Clara County (California) Human Rights Commission, held a hearing on the divisive issue of caste discrimination and whether it exists in the U.S., particularly in Silicon Valleyâs technology companies.
Protima Pandey, director of the Office of Women s Policy at the County of Santa Clara, kicked off the hearing, stating: âCovid 19 has exposed the inequalities of our society. But make no mistake â they have always existed.â
âAnd now that we know, we must do better,â said Pandey, noting that the hearing was being held during the birth month of Indian social activist BR Ambedkar, who championed the rights of Dalits, often called âuntouchables.â
Why Indian Teachers Must Become Anti-Caste Practitioners First
As Ambedkar said, caste permeates every social sphere in India, the education system in the country too is predominantly rooted in Brahminical patriarchy.
A classroom in Patna on January 4. Photo: PTI
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In a recent video that is doing rounds on social media, an associate professor â identified as Dr. Seema Singh â at IIT Kharagpur has allegedly been caught hurling abuses at students belonging to marginalised castes, as well as students with disabilities, during an online class. It has evoked strong sentiments among the anti-caste community, making the hashtag #End Casteism In IIT trend on Twitter.
Big Tech Imports India s Caste Legacy To Silicon Valley. But There s Hope Big Tech Imports India s Caste Legacy To Silicon Valley. But There s Hope Welcomed as the rock star leader of the world s most innovative company, he reminisced about skipping classes and meeting his college girlfriend now his wife.
Amit Jatav is a Dalit from Karauli, in the northwestern state of Rajasthan.
On a sunny day in early 2017, Sundar Pichai, Alphabet Inc. s chief executive officer, returned to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, in West Bengal, to speak before 3,500 students. Welcomed as the rock star leader of the world s most innovative company, he reminisced about skipping classes and meeting his college girlfriend now his wife. He also pitched Google to the soon-to-be-graduates in attendance. How many wanted to work there, the interviewer asked. Hundreds of hands went up. Wow, maybe we should open a campus in Kharagpur, Pichai joked.
The Ambedkar International Center, a U.S.-based organization fighting against caste discrimination, March 2 approached the California Supreme Court to be admitted as an amicus curiae in a case that involves caste discrimination in the workplace.
Amicus curiae, literally meaning âfriend of the court,â is a person or organization who is not party to the litigation at hand but is allowed to advise the court on a point of law or fact directly concerning the lawsuit.
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing vs Cisco Systems Inc., Sundar Iyer and Ramana Kompella case of caste discrimination in the workplace is scheduled for hearing this week.
Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 08:37 IST
California regulators last year sued Cisco Systems, saying an engineer faced discrimination at the company s Silicon Valley headquarters because he is a Dalit Indian. The testimony of one courageous Dalit engineer has opened the floodgates with many more now willing to speak | Photo Credit: iStock Images
The Ambedkar International Center (AIC), a US-based organization fighting against caste discrimination on Tuesday approached the California Supreme Court to be admitted as an amicus curiae in a case that involves caste discrimination in the workplace.
Amicus curiae, literally meaning friend of the court , is a person or organization who is not party to the litigation at hand, but is allowed to advise the court on a point of law or fact directly concerning the lawsuit.