Brahmins are worried because brahmins is dying out  

There has been a lot of concern recently among Brahmins as to their survival. Although this has taken the name of caste-propagation, there is probably a deep-seated reason, if not justification for such a fear among them. Two questions have to be asked in this context. First of all, has there been any good that has come out of the Brahmin caste over a period stretching to perhaps two-and-a-half millennia? The only fact we have is that Brahmins have played no mean role in preserving our hoary past. The second question is if there is a relevance for Brahmins and their fear for survival in the present age. | am convinced that the fear of Brahmins is for Brahminism as such, by which | mean the tradition of preserving the ancient knowledge intact. If we believe that this knowledge is relevant in the present times and even in future, then Brahminism is important. If | argued earlier that Brahmins as a caste have till now persevered in keeping up this tradition, | would also like to point out that at present, Brahminism is dying out, a most = unfortunate situation. Few Brahmins can even recite the Gayatri Mantra. Fewer still can recite ten Solkas. Sanskrit is an almost totally forgotten language. One has to seek very hard to find a Brahmin proficient in Vedic chants. All Indians have to be concerned about this, since with the disappearance of Brahminism, all that is fundamental and special to the Indian system of philosophy, beliefs and tradition is lost. (Hindu April 30).