Rajiv Malhotra and students and faculty from IIT Bombay and NITIE discuss Harvard scholar Ajanta Subramanian’s thesis that IITs perpetuate cultural and specifically caste privilege through their meritocracy system. A Dalit scholar joins in discussing a counter narrative based on metrics from the actual data on students.Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.comVarna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.comThe Battle For IIT\'s - http://www.battleforiits.comPower of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.comTo support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do:इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajivmalhotrapodcast/support