Traditional Indian
society was based around a collection of endogamous (intermarrying) clans
called jatis ("birth").
The hereditary occupation of each group, over which each
group had a monopoly, was used to arrange the jatis (and to establish their
social standing).
The Kayasths were scribes and recorders for the local society, maintaining dated historic and factual documents detailing hereditary lines among other observations.
They were primarily responsible for keeping commercial and
mercantile records, accounting, and ensuring that firms ran efficiently and
successfully.
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