"If you go by Manu Smriti ...education for non brahmin caste was not an issue" - Are you kidding. Manusmiriti is biased in favour of brahmins. This is the universal truth. If you do not know about it please read Manusmiriti which is freely available in the net. "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)" - What you meant by 'obliged' to do so? Who gave licence only to brahmins to learn vedas? Brahmins earned lot of money by conducting yagas and many other formalities. Brahmins have been fed freely in 'satrams'. In Travancore, there were satrams called ootupura where brahmins got free food. FYI more than 7% of the total govt. expense was for maintaining these ootupuras. "Now with changing times the person who earns is only respected" - How the situation changed over time? It is only because of western education thanks to christian missionaries. But people like you do not appreciate the great service rendered by missionaries instead abuse them. Ironically you guy salutes brahmins whose contribution to the society is nearly zero.
