Tea and insults
Untouchability in Eastern India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8415475 |
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| Authors | Doranne Jacobson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-39 |
| Publication date | 1980-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-4810 • E-ISSN: 1472-6033 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14672715.1980.10405560 |
| OpenAlex | W2328952035 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In a dusty village in the state of Orissa in eastern India, a gaunt 40-year-old man of the Bauri untouchable caste patiently sits on his haunches in front of a tea stall. High-caste patrons relaxing inside the stall gossip without seeming to notice him, and the ten-year-old waiter ignores him. Finally, the youth calls out, "Hey there, ya damn Bauri boy, what'll ya have?" The untouchable silently points toward the glass he has brought with him, and the youth pours some tea into it. From a proper distance, the untouchable drops coins into the boy's hand, drinks his tea, and shuffles off, respectfully crouching and trailing his right hand in the dust
Ancient history · Caste · Notice · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Sociology and Norbert Elias · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Highly cited | No |
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