As usual, this piece advances a myth that caste, especially in urban India, has become irrelevant. Denying the existence of caste is a usual trope of those who have access to the media. Since Dalit scholars are denied representation and space in the mainstream media, such tropes gain currency. On the other hand, caste has become invisible in India but is practised in a more subtle, covert manner. In bureaucracy, officers are also discriminated based on their caste; they hardly have any presence at the policy level posts despite being eligible and competent. No doubt, India is comfortable with caste and discrimination based on it.
Nice article. Only people who cling to caste ( like KKS does below) pontificate about its annihilation and that is the irony of their existence.
As usual, this piece advances a myth that caste, especially in urban India, has become irrelevant. Denying the existence of caste is a usual trope of those who have access to the media. Since Dalit scholars are denied representation and space in the mainstream media, such tropes gain currency. On the other hand, caste has become invisible in India but is practised in a more subtle, covert manner. In bureaucracy, officers are also discriminated based on their caste; they hardly have any presence at the policy level posts despite being eligible and competent. No doubt, India is comfortable with caste and discrimination based on it.