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The incongruity of caste and science
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A recent commentary discusses the division between traditional social hierarchies and modern scientific education, arguing that academic aptitude in subjects like physics and mathematics is independent of ancestral social standing.
WHY IT MATTERS
It highlights the ongoing societal tension between traditional caste systems and merit-based scientific education.
A student’s ability to understand thermodynamics or solve a differential equation has nothing to do with the ritual status of their ancestors
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