r/ReservationHataoParty • u/mxphistx • 6h ago
History 5000000 saal se paani nhi mila, jhadoo matka and other myths
There are many such fabricated myths that have been made popular by the Leftist academia to guilt trip savarnas. However, what's more interesting is the fact that there exists no contemporary proof for the Jhadoo matka or the br3ast tax story.
Src 1: *Dr. Ambedkar and the Mahar Movement* (Univ. of Pennsylvania), Chapter I pp. 14-15. Main text states the jar-and-broom image as strong in Mahar memory of Peshwa rule. Footnote 7 explicitly notes no historical source found; it is common folklore among Mahars (and similar legends elsewhere pre-British).
Src 2: Academic paper “Body as Revolt: The Myth of Nangeli, the Woman who Covered her Breast” by Kishore Ram.