Caste in America
Even with his Harvard University education, caste follows Suraj Yengde βlike a shadowβ
At 30, Suraj Yengde has earned multiple degrees. He has done graduate and post-graduate research at the prestigious Harvard University. But when he travels to India, his socio-economic background doesnβt matter. He remains a so called βuntouchable.β Yengde is not alone, many lower caste members struggle to break out of the system, even when they create new lives for themselves in the US.
(Suraj Yengde in his neighborhood, encouraging Dalit women to try to continue their education, in spite of institutional barriers. Credit: Phillip Martin/WGBH News)
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