Colonial history Video: The tumbler used to drink coffee in South India contains a clue to its problematic history The coffee houses in Madras province in the 1920s practised segregation by having separate sections for Brahmins and other castes. Shone Satheesh Dec 12, 2017 · 04:00 pm Support our journalism by contributing to Scroll Ground Reporting Fund. We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in. coffee South Indian Filter caste segregation