In traditional Indian
culture, jatis ("birth") were represented as a collection of
endogamous, or intermarried, subgroups.
The group's hereditary occupation, over which the group had
a monopoly, structured the Jatis (and dictated their social standing).
Barbering was a low-status vocation for the Nai jati since
it required constant contact with clipped human hair, which was seen as a
source of impurity (ashaucha).
The Nais were also used as messengers in several cases.
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