"Both have much less influence than they used to." He attributes this to the economic and social liberalization taking place around the world, which he feels are gradually changing India as well. "I really don't want to see a hierarchical system separate people again. And I no longer take my Brahmin identity as a point of particular pride."
「一如幾千年來與印度教相結合的『種姓制度』，如今影響也大不如前，」出身種姓制度最高的婆羅門階級，薛特認為經濟和社會的開放舉世皆然，也正逐漸改變著印度，「我並不想再看到階級制度把人區隔開來，我也不再以婆羅門為傲。」