Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy

By Paresh Dave
FILE PHOTO Guests arrive for at the Steve Jobs Theater for an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino California U.S. September 10 2019. REUTERSStephen LamFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Guests arrive for at the Steve Jobs Theater for an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

(This August 14 story refiles to fix typo in para 17)

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with Apple emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's segregated Indians for generations.

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