As the Trump universe devolves into a meltdown between the MAGA white supremacist base and the far-right Silicon Valley Big Tech base, the responses of the segment of the Trump supporting upper caste techies offers critical insights into the workings of caste in the technology sector in the diaspora. Although this particular analysis focuses on the U.S., we can see similar patterns of racist upper caste Indian investment in upholding the far-right across the West, including in Aotearoa New Zealand. In this post, I will analyze the response of an X handle Siddharth @Cloudwatch199 that declares itself as "High skilled Indian Immigrant. Investor. I'm a Technopreneur & Engineer. I create jobs and work with young Indian and American grads." The handle is accompanied by the U.S. and Indian flags, announcing its patriotism. I will mark in bold the key words in the tweets to help you see the pattern. Responding to the anger in the white supremacist base of MAGA around Trump...
Mohan Dutta: Culture-Centered Approach
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.