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Do you know about breast tax?
Do you know about BREST TAX?
This
story took place in Old Kerala (India) during the reign of Travancore kingdom
During
those times, the laws for dressing were such that just by looking at a preson's
attire,
you
could figure out which cast they belonged to,
Caste
system was deeply rooted and the woman from the lower caste were not allowed to
cover their breast.
On
violating the law they had to pay "Mulakarm" meaning "BREAST
TAX".
I
tell that story now
In
the morning two girls come to the river to fill the water in there pot. those
girls breast are naked and bellow the bely bottom or upper to hip they wearied
only saree.
Two
boys these standing on the other side of the same river.
One
of these two boy was sitting for suryadarshan. but both of them were staring at
the girls
The
girls felt embarrassed because of the cruel looks of those boys .they talked
and headed home through the jungle of which one was nila and the other was
nangeli .
Nangeli:-
Enough ..... I can't bear it any longer. Till when are we supposed to
keep
quiet and suffer like this ?
The way those man from
the upper caste letch at us.... it's so disgusting.
It feels as if they are
raping us every day with their lustfully eyes .
I feel like plucking
off the eyes of those vultures.
Why doesn't anybody
raise their voice against them?
Nila:-
Nangeli...........
You
very will know that the voice of poor people like us is always
suppressed.
Nangeli:-
Really ? and we should keep getting suppressed?
Nila:-
Yes ..... Because we have no other way out. we are paying a
price for being
a woman from the lower caste.
Nageli:-
Is it a sin to belong to a lower caste? Even we are humans?
Even we should be allowed to live with right to equality.
When
women from the upper caste are allowed to cover their breast then why aren't we?
Aren't we women?
If we want to cover our breast
with a cloth, why are we asked to pay
"BREST TAX"?
Nila:-
In the destiny of poor people like us, it’s always written to suffer. That’s
why I am saying , keep quiet and keep suffering.
Nangeli:- There are two ways to live life.
One, let things happen the
way they are happening…. keep quiet and keep suffering. Two, whatever wrong may be
happening… Just take the responsibility to change it.
After that 4 Hour in the night Nangeli and her husband talk.
Husband:- Nangeli if you have decided something then I
am sure you must have thoroughly before deciding.
you don’t worry.
From tomorrow
itself, I shall work day and night to collect the amount needed to pay the
‘BREAST TAX’
Nangeli:- I have decided to cover my
breast with a cloth, with out paying the tax.
Husband:-What?
Nangeli:- Yes.
Husband:- But
Nangeli, doing this world mean going against the law .
Nangeli:- lets it be.
I don’t care.
Someone needs to raise their voice against
it … Isn’t it?
Husband:- Yes.. but…. Nangeli.
Nangeli:- Chiru….
I am not doing this for my dignity.
I want to raise my
voice against this unjust society which divides us
humans in the name of caste and
religion.
I want to raise my voice
against that repressive law.
I
just need you support me in this.
When
you are standing beside me
I can stand against the
entire world.
Husband:-
Nangeli….. I appreciate your courage.
I promise that…. I every moment ….
In every step I will walk with you………..
I am always beside with you.
Nangeli:-
chirukanandan…………
Husband:-
Humm…
Nangeli:-
I am aware that because of my decision.
even you will have to go through many difficulty
.
The path we are about to walk on going to be
very difficult.
Husband:-It’s
difficulty…
Not Impossible.
They Are Quite Smile
Nangeli
…. you raise you voice
raised voice shall make disruptive noise.
hope shall bring in a new dawn.
They are hug and see the new dream for
upcoming future
Early
in the morning same two girls going to the jungle for the taking the woods at
the time Nangeli cover her breast that cover see the same yesterday boy and he
put his hand on her chest and tried to take off her clothes.
that
ruthless boy said to Nangeli:
Ruthless
boy:- How dare you cover your breast liked the upper caste woman?
Aren’t you ashamed?
Nangeli:-
Ashamed? in front of shameless people like you?
Ruthless
boy:- back answering me?
and
another boys says : Hay lady…. stay in your limits.
Nangeli:-
Before I remained you of your limits….
let us go.
Ruthless
boy:- how can we let you go away ?
You have to violated the law.
Nangeli:-
I spit on such one sided law.
Let us go.
Ruthless
boy:- Will not let you go.
Nangeli:-
I am saying …. Let us go.
Ruthless boy cover the way and he is
mercury was bursting with laughter
then Nangeli spited his face. The
Ruthless boys are angle and try to attack but she has a weapon to protect
herself. In this moment
Ruthless
boy:- yoouuuu…. (try to attack…)
Nangeli:-Aey….
( by showing a weapon )
keep this away.
Ruthless
boy:- look...
Nangeli:-
stay away..
Ruthless
boy:-Put this away...
Nangeli:-
stay behind.
Ruthless
boy:- Will not spare you.
Huhh..
Move this.
Nangeli:-
Let's go Neela.
(Rudely said that ) (they are gone
already)
Ruthless boy:-Will make you pay for this.
Ruthless boy:-Will make you pay for this.
(After
that happened Nangeli said all action to her husband in the night )
Husband:-Will teach them such a lesson
that they will never ever dear to look at any women in there life time .
Nangeli:- Chirukanandan stop....
(
suddenly he say that Ruthless beard boy and his friends with tax officers )
Tax
Officer :- So your name is Chirukanandan?
Husband:-
Yes.
Tax
Officer :- And how is she?
Husband:-
then you must me unbend:- She is my wife.
Tax
Officer :- Nangeli?
Husband:-Yes.
Tax
Officer :-Are you Aware.
That your
wife has violated the law?
Husband:-
I am aware.
Tax
Officer :- Then you also must be aware.
That now you will have to pay a "Breast Tax" for violation the law.
Husband:
- I am aware.
Tax
Officer: - that way you are aware of everything, similarly even I am aware.
That you will not to be able to pay the
‘Breast Tax,
So ask your wife to apologize
for today’s mistake.
and promise that she will never,
repeat this mistake of violation the law.
Nangeli:- It’s
not my mistake….. It’s my right.
Tax
Officer: - So then you will have to pay price for it…….
you will be able to pay?
Answer
me….?
you will be able to pay?
Nangeli:-
you will get it…….
Tax
Officer: -What??..
Husband:
-Yes Mr. Collector …..
Yes . you heard it’s right.
Tax
Officer: - Alright then…..
Will visit you house exactly
after one month….
To collect the ‘Breast Tax’
Better to keep to ready. Let’s go.
AFTER
A ONE MONTH
(Nangeli
and her friend in the beside the river talk each other)
After
the one hour she goes her home
(
Nangeli Pray to God she and after that she sharping the big knife) suddenly Tax
Officer also come there home.
Ruthless
boy:- Come Sir.
Tax
Officer ( Knock the door . Knock Knock )
Nangeli…
Nangeli:- open the door
Tax
Officer:- Today one month has been completed….
Have to collect the “Breast Tax”
Nangeli:-
Please wait …. I will back.
Tax
Officer:- Wait..
Before
that you breasts well be examined.
According to the shape and
size “Breast Tax” would be decided.
(Nangeli
open her upper cloth and show then and tax officer say her breast and fell the
breast size by taking the breast. after the few minutes. she goes in the room.
and close the door. she take a weapon and…
in the out side)
Ruthless
boy:- Today she will learn lesion.
(they
are see around the Nangeli home)
Tax
Officer:-who is she?
Ruthless
boy:-she is Nangeli friends.
(after
that Nangeli open the door and sade that by showing in the banana left)
Nangeli:-
Take this…
You want ‘Breast Tax’ Right?
Take away my Breasts.
When there will no Breast …..
What tax will you take?
(Ruthless
boy, Tax Officer and other boys are so suck and afraid,)
Take it… take way this piece of flesh.
What are you waiting for?
(Then they are goes away
for her home and Nangeli has to dropped her breast of meat pieces and
she started to screaming and suddenly she expired that all happened saw their neighbor and her
friend they are crying.)
(After the hour her husband is came home he too saw her
situation and he also crying a lot)
Drenched in blood, Nangeli’s courage must have
lasted barely for a few minutes. But her sacrifice pierced a dagger si deep in
to the heart of this caste based society that the pain will remain forever.
That night
was the funeral of Nangeli her husband was in a lot of pain and that were
watching a funeral { he remember Nangeli Decision and did a promise }
Nangeli:- I have decided to cover my
breast with a cloth, with out paying the tax.
Husband:-
Nangeli….. I appreciate your courage.
I promise that…. I every moment ….
In every step I will walk with you………..
I am always beside with you.
Husband:-It’s
difficulty…
Not Impossible.( he remember her Departure time in the river)
Nangeli
…. you raise you voice
raised voice shall make disruptive noise.
hope shall bring in a new dawn.
AND He jump in the fire of nangeli funeral
his friends Shouted : Chiruu....
AND He jump in the fire of nangeli funeral
his friends Shouted : Chiruu....
This was one of the first examples of the man going
sati for his wife by jumping into her funeral pyre.
The voice raised by Nangeli echoed into a series of
people’s movements and finally the king of Trafanvore was forced to annul the
repressive law of ”mullakaram” meaning ‘Breast Tax’
But unfortunately, in spite of all the sacrifice,
Nangeli’s courageous chapter didn’t find a place in the books of history.
History has
always been a witness to bloodshed in the name of caste and religion.
The only different was in the caste; otherwise every
body’s blood colour was red. Has anyone
ever asked the caste the caste of blood?
Fortunately the birds flying in the sky don’t know
their caste..
Otherwise every day we would withness blood raining from the sky.
THE END
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