As a SC guy , should i abandon my birth religion to provide a better upbringing to my future generations?
Request you to please read first and then react. Just a bit of context in the beginning.
So I did not know about my caste till 2nd standard in school. One day I was playing with some of my friends after school till a guardian came to pick us up. So one of my classmate's mom came over and saw him playing with me. She had a very strong reaction, almost kinda repulsed and fuming upon seeing him play with me. She scolded him loudly not to play with me anymore but did not mention any reason when he asked about it. Later from then on , after I'm guessing she taught him about the caste system, he did not talk to me then onwards. Then I went to my home and told my mom about it but she knowingly brushed it off as to not hurt my feelings i guess. I later came to know about it through one of my sister's friends. Many such incidents followed and i convinced myself something was wrong with me. Later on when I got better marks than one of my neighborhood's general caste friends then her mother said it's due to reservation, mind you this was normal highschool result. So I read all about this and decided to not bring up my caste unless totally necessary.
I recently saw a short explanatory video , where a SC man can never become a general caste as per Indian laws. So lately I have been wondering whether it would be better for me to abandon my birth and assigned religion to enable my future generation to live a life without stigma?
Any advice is welcome.
Edit: Guys , I'm at a stable phase in my life . So don't worry about my job/career and financials. This discussion is solely intended for the religion/caste based aspect of my life.
Edit 2: I have been living in tier 1 cities for the last 8 years now , casteism is definitely less but very well hidden in mindset still.