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தபுத்தாளம் தலவலி மோளம்!

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Janaki Jambunathan

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தபுத்தாளம் தலவலி மோளம்!

Marutham, a Villupuram-based cultural organisation, cancelled a programme by thavil player Valayapatti A.R. Subramaniam after he objected to the display of his picture with players of thappu, a folk percussion instrument.

தாளம் or Beat on தப்பு is தப்புத்தாளம் feels Valyapatti and was the reason for தலவலி for the Marutham and cancelled the programme and got over the தலவலி!


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To day is போகி - This is culturally linked to 'தப்பு' தாளம் At least in Chennai and near by Districts people sit around Bon Fire early morning shouting போகியோ போகி to the beat of தப்பு ! It is உடுக்கை children enjoy!This is not the tradition in the southern districts Incidentally a film தாரை தப்பட்டை will be a Pongal release music scored by Ilayaraja..I donot find any தப்பு here culturally like Valayapatti! Sometimes I plug my ears when I attend wedding - கெட்டி மேளம் - it is noise polluting adding to the pollution of ஹோம புகை!
 
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If one understands the intricacies of the caste system that exists in our country, this attitude won’t bring any surprise. Caste extends to rituals, practices, culture, food, games, music and so on. Thavil, parai and mridangam are not mere musical instruments. They represent the caste hierarchy of people. All the instruments are made of animal skin -thavil from buffalo skin on one side and goat skin on the other, mridangam from goat skin and parai from cow hide. Yet they are played by different caste groups. Sadly it has become a social order that mridangam (presumed as a divine instrument) is the instrument of the upper class, thavil of the intermediate castes and parai belongs to dalits.


Yet, a thavil player today refuses to participate in the same function that honours a parai player. This is Ambedkar’s thesis of “graded inequality“ in action. Ambedkar’s idea is that the caste system sustains itself because practically everyone has someone below them to feel superior to though they may have someone above them too.This is the primary reason for people to embrace the caste system, rigorously adhere to it, and be proud of it rather than fighting it.


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