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Show 70 Millions Under Ban of "Castes" in India Boston. UntoucliMbillty obtains In the most acute form In Kerala, popularly popu-larly known as Malabur, In southarn India. Here there are Nayadies, whose very sight will pollute u Msh-class Ilndn; Parnyas who have to stand at a distance of a furlong or nti, and Puluyus of different grades, who have to stund at distances varying from 100 to 200 feet. There are also numerous other castes, who have to keep different distances dis-tances In respect of the different castes, and every one of these castes observes both untouchablllty and un-approachahllity un-approachahllity in respect of one or more of the remaining castes, says a correspondent from Bombay. Of late there has been a general awakening to the fact that India cannot can-not rise In the scale "of nations without with-out the removal of untouchabllltj , which places a ban on TO.OOO.O'.iO of in-r people. The problem Is of sreat magnitude 'and dues not admit of any easy solution, solu-tion, the evil being widespread and deep-seated. Snme national workers have, however, addressed themselves to the removal of this Iniquitous practice prac-tice from Malabar, and recently enn-I enn-I vened a public meeting where a corn-Imittee, corn-Imittee, known as the Kerala untouch- ability committee, was formed. |
