Breast cloth a fictional story

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Thread on BREAST CLOTH Controversy and MULAKKAM in Travancore conveniently combined and projected as BREAST-TAX. Surprisingly, breast-tax find earliest mention only 48 years ago. However, there are no such records whatsoever in 300 years old history.

Mentions of Breast-Tax in chronology 1972 Book by TKRavi. 1973 Book by TKRavi. 2000 Book by SN Sadesivan 2011 Book by A. Raju 2016 BBC 2017 Indiatimes,Scroll,theHindu 2018 Deccanchronical,Indiatoday.,Movie by Pagare 2019 books by Menon, Emmanuel T, Subhrashis, S pillai

Surprising to see sudden spurt in a story being pushed as an EVIL collectively by several people. Books are being written on a fake story.

MULAKKAM and THALAKARAM were actually HEAD MONEY payable by Malayarans (unpriviledged) upon achieving working age that too limited to few villages in travancore not to entire south as widely propelled & propagated. Several taxes were imposed on poors twitter.com/GemsOfINDOLOGY/status/1604469046065262592?s=20&t=52S_ws2qUA4HhnB921U10w

Kerala tropical weather doesn;t suit lot of cloths Clothing was luxury for some (due to tax structure) Baring bosoms was initially a respect to higher class (who could afford luxuries).

However, with conversion to Christianity by some, they got some recognition and social status. With start of NEW Tea plantation in Ceylon and Sugar factories, Nadar's started to earn and save some money to afford 'CLOTH' a luxury. Some turned land owner and few tree owners.

A decree from Synod allowed converted christianity to follow untouchability while it was punishable in rest of the world. (Divide with convenience?) Surprisingly, converted unprivileged to Christianity still follow caste system.

During the period British gaining power, Col Munro in 1812 and 1814 Govt of Trav. permitted some clothing to the converted unprivileged not same as syrian christians & moplahs. (UNFAIR & divisive) This triggered the UPPER CLOTH MOVEMENT

The Nadar's unrest got further momentum when seasonal migrant Thirunelveli Nadar covering upper body have to bare in Trivancore. The Upper cloth movement can be categorised in 3 phases

While some rich NADAR wore upper clothes and poorer not A DIVIDE was created not on CASTE lines but Poor and Riches Finally, a Royal Proclamation was issued on 26,July 1859, abolishing all restrictions on covering upper parts by Shanar woman except not to imitate high class

Thus a long UPPER Cloth controversy came to an end. Requesting @HRDMinistry @GoI_MeitY to act on removing all fictional stories published during last 48 years on mixing Cloth controversy with Tax issue.