 ... remember a time, in her girlhood, when Paravans were expected to crawl backwards with a broom, sweeping away their footprints so that Brahmins or Syrian Christians would not defile themselves by accidentally stepping into a Paravan's footprint. In...  The God of Small Thingsby Arundhati Roy - 1998 - 321 pagesNo preview available - About this book
 | Gönül Pultar - Literary Criticism - 2005 - 344 pages
..."untouchables," were, "not allowed to walk in public roads, nor allowed to cover their upper bodies, nor allowed to carry umbrellas. They had to put their hands over their mouth when they spoke to divert their polluted breath away from those whom they addressed" (GST 74).... | |
 | Richard Lane - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2006 - 155 pages
...metaphor of the classification system is given an ironic twist with its application to human society: Pappachi would not allow Paravans into the house....allowed to carry umbrellas. They had to put their hand over their mouths when they spoke, to divert their polluted breath away from those whom they addressed.... | |
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