DW Asks: Why Is India's Supreme Court Dominated by Upper-Caste Hindus?
Deutsche Welle queries why India's Supreme Court is dominated by upper-caste Hindus, as if systemic bias and historical power structures are some baffling new phenomenon. This isn't a 'why,' it's a 'how'—how does a system designed for exclusion continue to exclude? India's caste system, however officially 'abolished,' remains a shadow caste system where access, networks, and generational privilege
dictate who rises. The 'meritocracy' argument conveniently forgets that 'merit' is often defined and judged by those already in power. One might wonder if DW intends to ask, 'Why does power concentrate where it always has?' the world over. The article acknowledges that Dalits, Adivasis, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) are barely represented, yet offers no real solutions, only hand-wringing. It's
almost as if acknowledging a problem without addressing its root causes ensures the problem's perpetuation. Shocking, we know.