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Jun 12, 2021

Watch | Answering the Upper Caste: Suraj Yengde Lays to Rest Questions the Privileged Often Ask About Caste

Cultural indoctrination has led to the belief that reservations go against merit, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
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People who are born with caste privilege often ask a set of questions whenever caste is discussed. And somehow, in spite of the fact that these questions have been answered over and over again, they just never seem to go away.

Therefore, we have brought all the questions together and answered them.  We hope this will create greater awareness and understanding among people with caste privilege.

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