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Barman (2014)

In the pre-colonial literatures (such as Brihatdharma Purana, Brahmabaibartya Purana, Sibayan of Rameswar Bhattacharya and Annadamangal of Bharat Chandra Ray) the Poundras were classified as almost untouchable (as antaja, asatsudra, adhamsankara, etc).
— Barman, Rup Kumar (2014-01-01). "From Pods to Poundra: A Study on the Poundra Kshatriya Movement for Social Justice 1891–1956". Voice of Dalit. 7 (1): 121–138. doi:10.1177/0974354520140108. ISSN 0974-3545.

So many issues in a single line:

  1. Asatsudra did not mean untouchable in Brh. P. That would make half of the Uttam Sankaras, untouchable. Neither did Antajas/Adhamsankaras who were the lowest of Sudras, but still Sudras. Mlechhas of Brh. P. were the untouchables, being outside of the caste system. Consult Furui (2013) for details.
  1. Now, it might be that Antajas were practically indistinguishable from Mlechhas but we have no way to be aware of the situation on ground.

TrangaBellam (talk) 10:37, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

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