This book explores the ethnology of the Kayastha community, a Hindu caste that has traditionally been associated with administrative and judicial duties. The author, K. Prasad, traces the origins of the Chitraguptavansi and Chandrasenavansi Kayasthas, two subgroups of the Kayastha community. The book includes a detailed discussion of Kayastha history, culture, and religion. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Jaffrelot argues that the trend towards lower-caste representation in national politics constitutes a genuine "democratization" of India and that the social and economic effects of this "silent revolution" are bound to multiply in the years to come.