安得拉邦的IT专业人士主要来自在当地占主导地位的两大“先进”种姓群体,即卡马(Kamma)和热地(Reddy),还有一小部分来自拉巨(Raju)。卡马和热地都起源于农耕阶级,并且仍然与农业生产保持着密切的联系。卡马和热地在20世纪能够上升成为主导性的种姓团体,在很大程度上要归功于他们的教育投资。卡马和热地曾是20世纪20年代在安得拉邦“反婆罗门运动”中的中坚力量;为了冲破婆罗门对教育的垄断,卡马和热地分别在市镇上创办了西式学校。为了让子女获得更好的受教育机会,从20世纪80年代中期开始,很多富裕的农民也在城镇中买房安家,这刺激 IT professionals in Andhra Pradesh come mainly from the two “advanced” caste groups that dominate in the region, namely Kamma and Reddy, with a small percentage coming from Raju. Kama and heat originated in the farming class and still maintain close ties with agricultural production. Kama and heat to rise in the 20th century as the leading caste groups, largely thanks to their investment in education. Kama and the Heat were the backbone of the “Anti-Brahman Movement” in Andhra Pradesh in the 1920s. In order to break Brahmin’s monopoly on education, Kama and Helem founded Western-style schools in their respective towns . Since the mid-1980s, many wealthy peasants have bought homes in cities and towns in order to give their children better access to education. This stimulus