Old prejudices about skin colour persist in India

March 06, 2013 16:23

Many years ago, when Wesley, a black American classmate of mine, was on a visit to India he dropped by for lunch at my grandmother's home. We sat around a long table with my grandmother at the head, and ate.

Throughout the meal there was an uncomfortable silence. Even though Wesley tried to engage my grandmother in interesting talk about Diwali celebrations in his native California, she stood her ideological ground and refused to be swayed by social considerations. Read more

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