Corporate Brahminism and Tech Work
Caste in a Modern Indian Profession
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11016349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Shakthi (University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 920-933 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0085-6401 • E-ISSN: 1479-0270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00856401.2023.2215137 |
| OpenAlex | W4382929493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
This article investigates caste dynamics within the information technology (IT) industry in Chennai. While there has been considerable commentary on the dominance of ‘upper’ castes within the industry, significantly less has been said about how ‘upper-casteness’ is retained and reinforced. In exploring everyday forms of upper-caste assertion, this article unpacks constructions of ‘corporate Brahminism’ on the IT office floor. Moreover, by analysing the experiences of employees from a broader range of caste backgrounds, it highlights spaces of resistance in the industry, underlining the relationality of caste in privileged sites of work within the modern economy
Assertion · Caste · Dominance (genetics · Economics · Management · Political science · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Indian Economic and Social Development · Law · Social and Economic Development in India
The great Indian pink rush
Lost in the crowd”
Caste Embeddedness and Entrepreneurship in Colonial and Contemporary India
Caste, Neoliberalism and Entrepreneurship in India
Caste affiliation and access to high-authority jobs in the Indian service sector
Exposure to exclusion
Neo-colonial narratives in modern migration
Unveiling social disparities in employment and wages
Affective exits
| Citations per year | 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |