It’s not just 4k years or the cast system, but the complexity of the gene pool,

It’s not just 4k years or the cast system, but the complexity of the gene pool, number of invaders, and legacy of ‘white conquest’. Like most ‘brown’ people lighter skin is a higher status symbol internally. So people INSIDE the country are exposed to as much or more racism than people from OUTSIDE of india.

I love that crazy country, culture, and people, because they’re the exception to every rule, and because of that they help us analyze ourselves and other cultures with greater depth, curiosity, and uncertainty.