On 10/9/07, Binand Sethumadhavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Kerala during the days when untouchability was prevalent, > apparently kids born in lower castes would be taken to the local > upper-caste overlord (usually the one from whom the dad would have > leased land for farming) who would name the child as he fancied - boys > could get named after farming tools and girls after kitchen utensils, > for example. > > Binand > >
Er....having seen all those Smita Patil-type movies...would the upper-caste overlord also often be the father of, say, Plough and Frying Pan? Deepa.
