Why are Hindus moving away from blue collar jobs? I've been trying to find a mechanic for my washing machine since yesterday, and almost everyone I came across belongs to that Mallechha community. Pick any skilled job: AC technician, electrician, plumber, carpenter, cab drivers, mechanic, painter, even Mehndi artist, beautician or welder mostly from that community. You'll notice a similar pattern in many places. Hindus entire upbringing seems focused on becoming either a government servants or a corporate labour. Even within families, a child working as a mechanic doesn't get the same respect as one working in an AC office, even if that person is getting abused by customers in a call centre all day. We need to normalise these skilled professions in Hindu families. Stop looking down upon people doing such work or treating them as beneath our status. Give them respect if someone in your family. Not everyone needs to become an officer or work in an AC office. Skilled hands are equally important for building this nation.