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Phillip Martin Hosts Panel Discussion on "Caste in America"

WGBH News Senior Investigative Reporter Phillip Martin leads a panel discussion about his recent series “Caste in America” at the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library. In collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, this multi-part examination explores the discrimination Indian immigrants face in the United States as a result of this ancient hierarchical system of human classification. Martin leads a conversation about the role of caste in the United States with Suraj Yengde, Laurence Simon, Kavita Pillay, Swami Venkataraman and Tarun Khanna.