Caste in the diaspora

In this age of international migration, caste has become a worldwide phenomenon.

Early September this year, in an unprecedented move for any Western country, New York’s State Legislature passed a bill against caste discrimination. After it is signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, no Indian, Nepali or other South Asian will be allowed to exclude and abuse their fellow countrymen based on caste with impunity. Bravo to the New York lawmakers for responding to the clamour of overseas Dalits for justice and equality in their destination country against the enormous pressure from dominant high-caste South Asians in the community.