Thread: Bengaluru is often called India’s Silicon Valley, in an aspirational sort of way. But maybe Silicon Valley should be a cautionary tale for India’s tech hub. Both SF & Bengaluru have seen declining living conditions. Tech can’t escape a share of the blame for widening inequality in both regions.

Thread: Saale cha*** tumhari kismat badi tez hai, America pahunch gaye. (You cha*** – a slur against low castes – you’re lucky to make it to America.) Dalit students in the US suffer insults, isolation & broken friendships without knowing where to complain thewire.in/caste/insults-… Dalits students facing caste-based discrimination often feel US colleges won’t understand India’s caste system, so they don’t speak out. South Asians discriminating among themselves escapes American society. It doesn’t fit categories like race & gender that are better understood.

Thread: Dalits in US tech companies say caste discrimination from upper castes at work is rampant. I explore the manifestation of India’s centuries-old caste system in US MNCs, in the wake of California’s historic lawsuit against Cisco. @thewire_in m.thewire.in/article/caste/… Unlike race, caste is not obvious from a person’s face or skin colour, so Dalit techies say they are constantly subjected to inquisitions from fellow Indians to figure their caste. Like the casual, seemingly innocent pat on the back to see if they’re wearing a Janaeu