Breast Tax, Brahmins And The Bizarre Origins Of Modern Malayalam

Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 12:35 a.m.

In the early 19th century, the Maharaja of Travancore levied an absolutely bizzare tax: Any woman who had come of age and had breasts had to pay a breast tax, and bare her breasts to anyone who was of a higher caste to them.