Indians/desis in the US, not diaspora, but you the 'high skilled' folks treading visa statuses and students at US universities, you did well today by speaking against systemic racism in US.

So what makes it hard for you to even recognize systemic casteism in the motherland? 1/4
Is your interest in racial justice activism or opportunism? Opportunism to identify with liberal America without having to introspect your participation in #caste supremacy, reflect on your apolitical attitude on caste issues, or question casual casteism of family & friends. 2/4
You may have spent few years or a semester of grad school in the US. Yet you get nuances of overt/covert racism. So why the silence on casteism in India? Oppressive systems don't occur in vacuum. Find moral courage to begin addressing contexts where you remain an oppressor. 4/4
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