I hate to say it, but our IT department IN THE UNITED STATES appears to be suffering the effects of the caste system.
Our Indian IT director (now a US citizen) has routinely replaced well-qualified Indian technicians with members of his own caste (confirmed) and people from his own region/state (confirmed). It's very blatant and is causing discord in the whole department.
that guy should be sacked and sued for his racist attitude! how come your company hasnt taken action yet?
What caste is he and what region/state is he from? And hasn't anyone filed complaints? Sounds like an easy money making opportunity for the victims and lawyers...
Private discrimination is different than government sanctioned discrimination. First, it cannot be stopped, and second, government attempts to correct it often have the opposite result of their intentions and result in more prejudice and discrimination than would exist without goverment action.
Note: by 'government sanctioned discrimination', I am referring to both AA and 'hate crime' type stuff AND the reverse, such as segregationist policies in schools and public transport etc... In the US, 'Civil rights' activists often, IMO, didn't recognize that government itself was at the root of the discrimination in the first place.