Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system
It&#x27;s so disappointing to see in the article that caste discrimination is still being blamed by some on the religion of Hinduism.  There&#x27;s no dharmic status whatsoever for &quot;caste&quot; in the commonplace sense.  The Vedas occasionally talk about something that gets misinterpreted as caste, but it&#x27;s very clear from the texts that they&#x27;re talking about individual callings and aptitudes, and not any sort of immutable status.  The latter were merely a historically contingent development within Indian society, very similar to those that were leading towards feudalism and serfdom in the West.