Beyond the Spice: Decoding the “Invisible Walls” of the Indian Caste System
For global business leaders, India is the “final frontier”—a massive, high-growth market that remains, in many ways, an enigma.
As a professional working internationally with an Indian wife, my life is a daily masterclass in cultural collision. Yet, of all the complexities we navigate, the most misunderstood and unavoidable is the “Caste System.”
While many dismiss it as a relic of history found only in old textbooks, the reality of modern India tells a different story.
It is a living, breathing system that I have come to understand through the “invisible walls” within my own home.
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