Clarke contrasts the navy's technical requirements with greater army accommodation of caste distinctions. In his account, engineering responsibility depended on knowing how to operate machinery, regardless of caste status. He describes objections coming from politicians and support for the navy's position from more senior Indian politicians. A brief Bombay shipyard anecdote similarly emphasizes workers' interest in employment and promotion based on ability. The Bombay example remains an undated anecdote in this account.
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Technical appointments and caste in the Indian naval comparison
Machinery skills, promotion, and local employment interests feature in an account that leaves the Bombay incident undated.