The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... story told by the pa : ppans ( masters ) to ridicule them . Since ridiculing the poor is a universal pastime of the better - off people , I have to discount the story of the crab - hole water for babies as a myth . Paniya women in child ...
... story told by the pa : ppans ( masters ) to ridicule them . Since ridiculing the poor is a universal pastime of the better - off people , I have to discount the story of the crab - hole water for babies as a myth . Paniya women in child ...
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... story , has powerful magic to entice women of higher castes ! The Paniya stories given in the section on their oral ' literature might suggest that in the fantasy of the Paniyas , thoughts of sexual relations with the women of the ...
... story , has powerful magic to entice women of higher castes ! The Paniya stories given in the section on their oral ' literature might suggest that in the fantasy of the Paniyas , thoughts of sexual relations with the women of the ...
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... story makes it clear that the Paniya story makers do indulge in wishful thinking . Though Nayar and other upper caste employers do have liasons with Paniya women , the reverse of it between Paniya men and the women of the masters is ...
... story makes it clear that the Paniya story makers do indulge in wishful thinking . Though Nayar and other upper caste employers do have liasons with Paniya women , the reverse of it between Paniya men and the women of the masters is ...
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