miki

Bramhana is supposed to mean the one who searches for truth (bramha)? There have been reports of not only other caste people being allowed upanayanam, but also females. So it was more of division of labor, only later the caste system became rigid. Some justify that saying it is easier to practice a profession that you have seen since birth. I have read the book by Dr. Ambedkar exploring what your fellow debator said. Whether these are taken out of context or not can be explained only by someone who knows sanskrit well and had read all Vedas, Puranas and Upapuranas..since some terms mentioned by one text is explained well by some other.