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In Gurukulams non-brahmins and Brahmins are served food in different places. They cannot be seated all together. This system is followed even at Shanti Niketan founded by Tagore. Kurja Institution in Sabarmati Ashram also serves food in this manner. In Gujarat, a number of schools are functioning with the financial aid from the Congress. Scheduled caste children are being denied admission itself in those schools. This is the situation today in India, that cannot change overnight. Hence, V.V.S. Iyer was right in his view.
(‘Swadesa Mithran’ 4.11.1924)
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P.S. Subramania Chettiar who lived in Eppo (Malaysia) was one of the non-brahmins donating funds to Gurukulam. Since 1923 he had been associated with it. He visited the Gurukulam at Kallidai Kurichi and observed the activities. He found non-brahmins and Brahmins served food at different places. Because of his affinity towards V.V.S. Iyer he ignored the discrimination then, but when he met Periyar later in Madurai, he realised the injustice. Periyar explained the caste based cruelty and brought about a change in Subramania Chettiar.
