@Cordyceps44@VedicWisdom1 No, matter what you read the translation or the original, Manusmriti is not a vedic text it is not sacred at all. So shouldn't be considered as a casteist text.
@Incognito_qfs I am a baniya specifically "kesari" baniya my ancestors were from Kashmir valley and they used to cultivate or trade kesar and my surname "Kesarwani" is made up of two words "kesar" + "wani". "Wani" literally means trade or trader in Kashmir. It's sad that they had to migrate 🥲