Touching or even approaching the upper castes (Namboothiri, Nair, Kshatriya) by a member of my caste was considered “polluting”. This meant I had friends both from the marginalised castes as well the upper castes. The women belonging to my caste were denied the right to wear a blouse because covering up your breast was considered a “privilege”. The Ezhava community was asked to keep a 32 feet distance from the Savarnas at all times. My communist governed state once had a history of practicing extreme, excruciating untouchability. I was born in Kerala to a family belonging to the Ezhava caste.
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