[l8again]

To be clear, Article 15 and 17 absolutely prohibits any discrimination based on caste and abolishes untouchability respectively. [1] The issue is that the culture still imbues caste system. All you have to do is peruse the matrimonial or see the popular netflix show Indian Matchmaking to get an idea. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic...

[samspenc]

Thanks for clarifying, this lines up with what I heard from my Indian friends as well -- that caste discrimination is legally prohibited by the Indian constitution, but it is still embedded in the culture due to historic reasons.