Back নাঙেলি Assamese নাঙ্গেলি Bengali/Bangla നങ്ങേലി Malayalam Nangeli Malay ਨੰਗੇਲੀ Punjabi నంగేలి Tegulu
The fictional story of Nangeli depicts an Ezhava woman to have lived in the early 19th century in Cherthala in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore in India, and supposedly cut off her breasts in an effort to protest against a tax on breast.[1][2][3]
Viewed as a village tale, it is not mentioned in any of the historical records.[4] It gained much attention since the publication of a 2016 BBC article on this subject.[5][4][6]
- ^ "The Legend of Nangeli".
She is no heroine of the written history. Some say she is just a legend of the times. Some say she is part of folklore. Some say, 'Show us the proof.'[...] There are some who argue that Nangeli is a fabrication because no 'records' exist of her.
- ^ "The breast tax that wasn't". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "The woman who cut off her breasts to protest a tax". BBC News. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ a b "The woman who cut off her breasts to protest a tax". BBC News. 28 July 2016.
- ^ Tripathy, Anwesha (17 May 2021). "The Story of Nangeli and The 19th Century Travancore Breast Tax". Pop Culture, Entertainment, Humor, Travel & More.
However, the story has gained much traction over the last couple of years after BBC article covered it in 2016.
- ^ "Dress code repression: Kerala's history of breast tax for Avarna women". The News Minute.