Caste divide widens the generation gap (The Statesman)
"However, old people did not take it seriously. For Kaayaamboo, a 70-year old Dalit, who is living in the village since his birth, not being allowed to enter salons seems natural. He even justified it, saying 'How can we sit in the same chair and use the same scissors and blade used by Gounders [the backward but not untouchable caste which is dominant in the village]?'
"'You see how the Gounders treat the Brahmins, who are superior to them. When Gounders treat Brahmins with reverence and respect, is it not a lesson for us how to behave with Gounders,' he said. 'If everyone violated the age old customs, there will be no peace and discipline in the village,' he reasoned.
"'Is haircut a very big issue, so as to pick a quarrel with upper caste people and earn their wrath?' he said. 'Cinema has spoiled our youth very much,' he lamented."
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