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| '''Breast Tax''' or '''Mulakkaram''' was a ] imposed on lower caste Hindu women if they wanted to cover their chests including their breasts in public in the |
'''Breast Tax''' or '''Mulakkaram''' was a ] imposed on lower caste Hindu women if they wanted to cover their chests including their breasts in public in the Malabar region,now part of Kerala.<ref name="Velayudhan2015">{{cite book|author=Sanjai Velayudhan|title=Dance of the spirits: A Novel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qR0PCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT139|accessdate=26 July 2016|date=13 April 2015|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-93-5206-017-7|pages=139–}}</ref><ref name="Joseph2005">{{cite book|author=Kalarickal P. Joseph|title=Hormis: legend of a great banker with passion for development : biography of K.P. Hormis, founder of Federal Bank|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1gWAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=26 July 2016|date=1 January 2005|publisher=D.C. Books|isbn=978-81-264-1117-7|page=187}}</ref><ref name="Jayakumar1999">{{cite book|author=Vijayalayam Jayakumar|title=Sree Narayana Guru, a Critical Study|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r10qAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=26 July 2016|date=1 January 1999|publisher=D.K. Printworld|isbn=978-81-246-0120-4|page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://gnomemag.com/breast-tax-in-ancient-india/ | title=Breast Tax In Ancient India | publisher=Genone Magazine | accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/200-years-on-nangelis-sacrifice-only-a-fading-memory/article5255026.ece | title=200 years on, Nangeli’s sacrifice only a fading memory | publisher=The Hindu | work=Nidhi Surendranath | date=21 October 2013 | accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/She-died-fighting-breast-tax-her-name-lives-on/articleshow/51283819.cms | title=She died fighting `breast tax', her name lives on | publisher=] | work=Vijay Singh | date=7 March 2016 | accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130112/news-current-affairs/article/reason-read-vivekananda-again | title=Reason to read Vivekananda again | publisher=] | work=Nadeesh Kareemadathi | accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://asianhistory.about.com/od/governmentandlaw/tp/worsttaxes.htm | title=The Worst Taxes Ever | accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>{{reliable|date=June 2017}} | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Breast Tax or Mulakkaram was a tax imposed on lower caste Hindu women if they wanted to cover their chests including their breasts in public in the Malabar region,now part of Kerala.
See also
References
- Sanjai Velayudhan (13 April 2015). Dance of the spirits: A Novel. Notion Press. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-93-5206-017-7. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Kalarickal P. Joseph (1 January 2005). Hormis: legend of a great banker with passion for development : biography of K.P. Hormis, founder of Federal Bank. D.C. Books. p. 187. ISBN 978-81-264-1117-7. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Vijayalayam Jayakumar (1 January 1999). Sree Narayana Guru, a Critical Study. D.K. Printworld. p. 14. ISBN 978-81-246-0120-4. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "Breast Tax In Ancient India". Genone Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "200 years on, Nangeli's sacrifice only a fading memory". Nidhi Surendranath. The Hindu. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "She died fighting `breast tax', her name lives on". Vijay Singh. The Times of India. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "Reason to read Vivekananda again". Nadeesh Kareemadathi. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- "The Worst Taxes Ever". Retrieved 26 July 2016.