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| Article Name : | | | SOCIAL OPPRESSION: PREV ALENCE AND PRACTICES OF UNTOUCHABILITYIN EARL Y T AMILSOCIETY | | Author Name : | | | K.MA V ALI RAJAN | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-2226 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Inhuman, discriminatory , cruel and degrading tr eatment of oppressive people in India as well as in T amil Nadu has been justified on the basis of caste. Caste is descentbased and hereditary in nature. It is a characteristic determined by one's birth into a particular caste, irr espective of the faith practiced by the individual. Caste denotes a traditional system of rigid social stratification into ranked groups defined by descent and occupation. Caste divisions dominate in housing, marriage, employment, and general social interaction—divisions that are reinforced thr ough the practice and thr eat of social ostracism, economic boycotts, and physical violence. This article focuses on the practice and prevalence of untouchability in early T amil society . This practice relegates oppressed communities or so-called untouchables, to a lifetime of discrimination, exploitation and violence, including severe forms of tortur e perpetrated. They were seen as the lowest rank of society , whose presence, touch and even mere reference is considered polluting to the upper castes. As such, they faced intense discrimination and abuse | | Keywords : | | |
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