@muiren Whenever I tried to talk about the book I have repeatedly been yelled at by my friends. But, many legal scholars over the years have looked at caste, written about it, and concluded it is not the same as American racism. We had a South Asian guest on our podcast last fall who said the same. She didn't spend the whole episode on the issue, but she does mention it.
https://nubiantigerspodcast.com/complexities-of-south-asian-identity-and-politics/
The book now has the "don't criticize in public" status that the Obamas have. 🙅🏾‍♀️

@fulanigirl @muiren I remember talking to a South Asian friend about the caste system back in the early 80s. We were colleagues. She told me that there were people from her country who worked in her home for her family and the work they did was their position in life through a higher power; they were born into it and couldn't move out of that position.