The real actual answer might be around the idea of Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right when it comes to Left and Right cultural elites. https://academic.oup.com/qje

The real actual answer might be around the idea of Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right when it comes to Left and Right cultural elites. https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/137/1/1/6383014 https://academic.oup.com/qje/article/137/1/1/6383014 Basically going into industry would be removing themselves from the Brahmin caste and trying to go into the Merchant caste and that just wont do.