Have you wondered why this small community has prospered and done well for itself?
It is despite being in a minority in terms of numbers in their own state.
That is according to some is because of certain characteristics.
1. The community is fairly networked and well knit to be close among themselves keeping others out. They are proud about their culture.
This isolation is its strength. They are very particular that their girls do not marry outside the community. They get concerned when such things happen.
They feel it will break their network.
2.TBs are very sensitive about their standing in their own society of brahmins around. They tell their children to concentrate on education to outdo other
brahmin kids. They tell the children to be sensitive about money and make them value money . That makes them good in certain professions like finance.
3.Being in a minority, there are clear that they should not confront the majority and stay out of trouble. when other groups fight each other , they keep away
from it with a muted response. Most TB tell their children not to pick up a fight over any issue.They know to survive confrontation is not an option
Being small in numbers, they have the option to go elsewhere to the north or west in india or abroad for better pasture.Most have done that.
4..TBs are not active in politics of their own state. They realise they do not matter. Yet they are able to do much better in life than political active bengali
brahmin for example
5. Wherever they go TBs based on their education and work become wealthy communities , retaining as much of their culture in alien lands and civilisation.
courtesy Balaji viswanathan- a tamil writer.
What do you think?
It is despite being in a minority in terms of numbers in their own state.
That is according to some is because of certain characteristics.
1. The community is fairly networked and well knit to be close among themselves keeping others out. They are proud about their culture.
This isolation is its strength. They are very particular that their girls do not marry outside the community. They get concerned when such things happen.
They feel it will break their network.
2.TBs are very sensitive about their standing in their own society of brahmins around. They tell their children to concentrate on education to outdo other
brahmin kids. They tell the children to be sensitive about money and make them value money . That makes them good in certain professions like finance.
3.Being in a minority, there are clear that they should not confront the majority and stay out of trouble. when other groups fight each other , they keep away
from it with a muted response. Most TB tell their children not to pick up a fight over any issue.They know to survive confrontation is not an option
Being small in numbers, they have the option to go elsewhere to the north or west in india or abroad for better pasture.Most have done that.
4..TBs are not active in politics of their own state. They realise they do not matter. Yet they are able to do much better in life than political active bengali
brahmin for example
5. Wherever they go TBs based on their education and work become wealthy communities , retaining as much of their culture in alien lands and civilisation.
courtesy Balaji viswanathan- a tamil writer.
What do you think?