Brahmins in the business world are more successful abroad than India: 7 bosses of 10 big companies of the world Indians, 4 of them Brahmins; Reason- domination in education

Indian Brahmins associated with books decades ago have easy entry abroad.

What do 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 given Indians more than two-thirds of H-1B visas for skilled workers in recent years. All these bosses have one more in common that they are all Hindus and 4 of them are Brahmins. Traditionally associated with priesthood and education, the top of the pyramid of this caste 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 thin part 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, one-fourth of the judges in the Supreme Court of the country have been Brahmins.

At the same time, out of the four Nobels awarded to India in science, three Brahmins have won. Rather, Tamils ​​can attribute this to a small subgroup of Brahmins. On the other hand, India’s businessmen have largely come from the traditional business communities of Vaishyas or merchant castes. If we look at the first 20 entries in the Forbes India list for 2021, there are 12 Vaishyas, who make up less than 1% of the country’s population.

5 of these 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, the only Muslim and the country’s most philanthropist. Only one Shiv Nadar (3rd richest) belongs to backward class. However, their South Indian Nadar society has been on the march for over a century. It had long ago lost its association with the traditional work of making wine from the palm.

Talented brahmins tried to migrate, they also got success
One of the major reasons why Brahmins excel in business abroad is that business in India favors people with an established network, while talented Brahmins have tried to emigrate. His deep affinity for books made it easy to pass exams and enter abroad. The positive atmosphere of the country inspired him to move out. When the mother of US Vice President Kamala Harris wanted to attend college, entry was difficult for the lower castes. He took a scholarship in America. After doing her PhD, she became a cancer researcher.