Dear alternate,
   I am just kind of confused reading you post. It is very self contradictory. On one hand you say people are equal and you are able to maintain relationship with people of different social background and ethincity. But somewhere along the line you say that you are well aware of your social status. I felt it exudes sense of snob. I could easily mistake it like this

  "Oh ya he was a lower caste..but still I was his fren.. I ate in his place...but he knew he was lower caste so he didnot come to my house..And now that we r grown up..I heard my dad say he was in some rally chanting Jan jati.."

 I hope you didnot mean it this way.

 And yes I hate the way you mention "thulo khasi" Like it is some kind of class thing.

Thulo khasi is not Euphemism for Ranga..lol...I am offended..naah just kidding. becoz i love my ranga...It is indiviual's choice to eat what they want to eat or not.

 Eating a thulo khasi doesnot make someone lesser human. The way you write is very troubling. It is so paradoxical. You started eating thulo khasi becoz u wanted it..Hope you were not forced to eat that. Now that you have eaten that..u r not doing him any favour..

 And yes..u get no points for guessing my ethinicity. I havenot eaten any thulo khasi ever since i came to US. lol..