The recent controversy surrounding the rejection of a candidate's job application by a leading Indian export firm on account of his religion just goes on to prove how deep-rooted religious discrimination is in India. Unfortunately, this is one of those rare cases where the apparent bias of the firm has been revealed out in the open. Most organisations maintain a tight lip about their biases which is reflected in their hiring, performance appraisal and promotion practices. Such biases are not only harmful for a company but also for the society at large as it paints a picture that a certain group or community is superior than the rest, which is responsible for inter-community conflicts and violence. There are several things that organisations can do to embrace diversity and a good starting point could be the Cox and Blake Model, which I discussed previously in this blog post.