Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy


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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