The Parai is breaking frontiers – but its makers still face discrimination
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  • 4 years ago
Sangam literature has described the Parai as an instrument used in everyday life. But today its makers - Dalits, are marginalised and discriminated against. What happened to this mother of all percussion instruments and how did it attain the status that it has today?
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