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- Brahmins are more successful in business abroad than in India. Indians own 7 of the 10 largest companies in the world, 4 of which are Brahmins; causal dominance in education
Decades ago Indian Brahmins associated with books get easy entry abroad.
What do the CEOs of Adobe, Alphabet, IBM, Match Group (Tinder’s Proprietorship) Microsoft, Twitter and OnlyFans (subscription based service that showcases content creators) have in common..? The bosses of all 7 companies are of Indian origin. This is not surprising given the large number of talent from the Indian subcontinent in Western companies.
Anyway, the US has granted more than two-thirds of H-1B visas for skilled workers to Indians in recent years. All these masters have another similarity that they are all Hindus and 4 of them are Brahmins. The top of the pyramid of this caste, traditionally associated with priesthood and education, is made up of more than 25 thousand subdivisions. Their presence in India’s population of about 140 crores is 5 crores.
The other 3 CEOs are from castes traditionally engaged in commerce or accounting. This section also contributes to a slender side of this large pyramid. The most surprising thing is that the boardrooms of Indian companies are not dominated by Brahmins. People of this caste are less leading in business as compared to fields like education, science and law. In the last 15 years, a quarter of the judges of the Supreme Court of the country have been Brahmins.
At the same time, out of the four Nobels given to India in the field of science, three Brahmins have won. Rather, Tamils can attribute this to a small subset of Brahmins. On the other hand, the businessmen of India came largely from the traditional trading communities of Vaishyas or merchant castes. If we look at the first 20 entries in Forbes India’s 2021 list, there are 12 Vaishyas, who make up less than 1% of the country’s population.
Of these, 5 billionaires are Marwaris. Many of the country’s early billionaires belong to this group. There are 3 Parsis in the top 20 (also Cyrus Poonawalla) and Azim Premji is the only Muslim and most philanthropist in the country. Only one Shiv Nadar (3rd richest) belongs to backward class. However, their South Indian Nadar Samaj has been going on for over a century. Its association with the traditional work of making wine from the palm was lost long ago.
Talented brahmins tried to escape, they also got success
A major reason why Brahmins excel in business abroad is that business in India favors people with an established network, while talented Brahmins have tried to immigrate. His deep affinity for books made it easy to pass exams and enter abroad. The positive atmosphere of the country inspired him to come out. When the mother of US Vice President Kamala Harris wanted to go to college, admission was difficult for the lower castes. He took a scholarship in America. After doing her PhD, she became a cancer researcher.
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