Breast Tax

Breast Tax

2018 · 14 min · History

Nangeli, a comrade from the so called lower caste fights against the caste discrimination where women are not allowed to wear cloth over the upper part of their body

Directed by Yogesh Pagare · Written by Yogesh Pagare

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