படித்து முடித்து பெரிய கம்பனிக்கு போய்விட்டால் சாதி போய்விடுமா? பகிர்கிறார் ஒரு தோழர்.
#579
"
I
would like to confirm that caste discrimination is still there even at
the highest level and all the corporates, directly or indirectly. I am a
guy from a Scheduled Caste. My parents
are working in a very good position and when I first understood the
quota based system from my dad during my 10th grade, I told him very
clearly that I dont want to enjoy all the previlages since we are
already in a good status from the society point of view. I worked very
hard at my studies and I contested for all the entrance exams and
technical schools in Open category abandoning my caste certificate. I
had good aggregates and I had the previlage to study in one of the Top
Tech schools. Things didnt stop there. My last name shows off easily
that I belong to a Scheduled caste. From the professors(couple of them)
to college mates, I was bullied atleast once. After a brief amount of
struggle, I completed my grad and got placed in one of the big
consulting firm. The discrimination didnt stop there too. The manager
there asked me if I belong to SC. I asked him "What difference does it
make". He was scared that I will take it to HR and he told me that he
just wanted to know and asked me not to tell anyone. I moved on. Its
been 3 years now since I joined CTS and now the horror stated showing up
again in the form of marriage. My team mates who were very friendly
asked me about my idea of marriage and I told them its my parents
choice. They were so eager to know what caste I belong to so that they
can do a search for me. The moment I said I belong to SC they gave an
"oh" and looked at me like some kind of shit. They stopped talking to me
gradually and now I can hear them back biting "Now we know how he got
into IIT". One guy even went to an extent and told me straight to my
face that I should get married to a fair girl from other caste so that
the babies can be beautiful. I just told him to go mind his own
business. These days I go for lunch alone and no matter I fight hard to
come out of the discrimination, It chases me everywhere. I look very
soft and harmless and maybe that provokes people to talk and say
anything they want to my face. Gone are those days and I dont know how
long I can hold this peace within me. There will be a day sooner or
later I will grab a knife and stab right into the mouth when they
discriminate me again."
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