Breast tax
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breast-tax-255-6755420
title:
Breast tax
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Mulakkaram, literally translated as breast tax, was a poll tax imposed on women belonging to Nadar, Ezhava and other lower caste communities by the erstwhile Kingdom of Tranvancore, and was not applicable to upper caste women of Travancore. The term "breast tax" was used to denote the gender of the person and not breasts per se. According to subaltern beliefs the breast tax was imposed on lower class women if they covered their breasts. This belief has been questioned, as lower class women "wer
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Tax imposed on women by the Kingdom of Tranvancore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_tax
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2023-11-13T07:06:33Z
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