conti There was no point in others taking this prophetion leveling their parents prophetion because vaids never earned much(people who lived by that profession alone ever never the richest,infact very ordinary),So even now if doctors earn every little nobody will take that profession(because of the money and time,education )required.My friend took up IIT eng even though he had got MBBS ,because he had seen his Dr fathers and all his relative doctors plight.The point Iam telling you is If you go by Manu Smriti and also by practical hindu society behabiour education for non brahmin cast was not a issue,hence you find poems pened by non - brahmins too and even the written genelogy kept by lower cast(atleast in our place one cast called as helvis i.e tellers keep a written record of our ancestors name,though they are non-brahmin poor MBCaste) May be vedas was restriced,but only to the peole comming from SC cate not to others.people who had time and money royal they did take up studying vedas(which requires 12 yrs to byheart only the rig ved)That's why the people(brahmins) who were obliged to do so only they took it,rest others gave them respect(giving respect does not mean giving money)that's it. Now with changing times the person who earns is only respected and the opinion cared for,hence a doctor or engineer,lawyer with low profile earning his social status is less compared to illetarate rich businessmen(My place is flooded with rich brahmin sweet-mart purohit who study on