JUST IN: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes #SB403, a bill that would have banned caste discrimination in California.

From our archives, here's an essay from contributor Siddhant Pusdekarabout caste discrimination in STEM, both in India and stateside.

#california #india #science #politics

https://www.thexylom.com/post/saying-dei-in-an-indian-accent

@thexylom What the F*** ? Why would this would even remotely deserve thinking about a veto.
Caste discrimination in India has been a clear thing, and either it is still present and this law is an improvement (most likely), or in the unlikely case no such thing were occurring in the US it would do no harm.