Every state in India is home to traditions that are a dark part of their own history, and relatively unknown to the rest of the country. Kerala, in the early 1800s, was home to one such practice called “Mulakkaram.” The Practice of Breast Tax Mulakkaram literally means “breast tax,” and was imposed on lower-caste or … Continue reading This Woman From Kerala Cut Off Her Own Breasts In Protest Against Breast Tax Or Mulakkaram