The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India: pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central ProvincesMacmillan and Company, 1916 - Caste |
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... Khangar ( Village watchman and labourer ) 439 Kharia ( Forest tribe , labourer ) . 445 Khatik ( Mutton - butcher ) 453 Khatri ( Merchant ) 456 Khojah ( Trader and shopkeeper ) 461 KHOND ( Forest tribe , cultivator ) Kir ( Cultivator ) ...
... Khangar ( Village watchman and labourer ) 439 Kharia ( Forest tribe , labourer ) . 445 Khatik ( Mutton - butcher ) 453 Khatri ( Merchant ) 456 Khojah ( Trader and shopkeeper ) 461 KHOND ( Forest tribe , cultivator ) Kir ( Cultivator ) ...
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... Khangar , such as ' khand , ' a pit , and ' gar , ' maker , digger , because the Khangar digs holes in other people's houses for the purposes of theft . The caste is , however , almost certainly of non- Aryan origin , and there is ...
... Khangar , such as ' khand , ' a pit , and ' gar , ' maker , digger , because the Khangar digs holes in other people's houses for the purposes of theft . The caste is , however , almost certainly of non- Aryan origin , and there is ...
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... Khangar will tell an untruth after having sworn by this god . Children dying unmarried and persons dying of leprosy or smallpox are buried , while others are buried or burnt according as the family can afford the more expensive rite of ...
... Khangar will tell an untruth after having sworn by this god . Children dying unmarried and persons dying of leprosy or smallpox are buried , while others are buried or burnt according as the family can afford the more expensive rite of ...
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... Khangar only flourish together ' ; because the Sunār acts as a receiver of the property stolen by the Khangār . They are said to have had different ways of breaking into a house , those who got through the roof being called chhappartor ...
... Khangar only flourish together ' ; because the Sunār acts as a receiver of the property stolen by the Khangār . They are said to have had different ways of breaking into a house , those who got through the roof being called chhappartor ...
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... Khangar , Kharia , Mahali , Oraon and Savar Mundas , all of which are the names of separate tribes , now considered as distinct , though with the exception of the Oraons they were perhaps originally offshoots of the Kols or akin to them ...
... Khangar , Kharia , Mahali , Oraon and Savar Mundas , all of which are the names of separate tribes , now considered as distinct , though with the exception of the Oraons they were perhaps originally offshoots of the Kols or akin to them ...
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ancestors animals Baiga bangles Bania Bastar Bengal Berar Bhumka Bihār body Brahmans bride bridegroom brother buried called Central Provinces ceremony Chanda Chhattisgarh child Chota Nagpur cloth considered cooked cultivators customs dance daughter dead deity derived Dhangars Districts Divorce Dravidian drink exogamous father feast festival flesh forest Gadaria girl give goat goddess gods Gonds Gosains Gowāris Gujarāt Gūjars hair Halbas head Hindu husband Ibidem impure India Jāts Jogis Kalārs Kanjars Kawars Kayasths Kharias Khatris Khonds killed known Kolis Kols Korkus Korwas Koshtis Kunbis Lingo liquor Mahādeo mahua Mandla Maratha marriage married months moon Muhammadan Munda nakshatras occupation offered origin panchayat persons priest probably Rāja Rājpūts rice rites round rupees sacred sacrifice Sambalpur sept Siva social spirit subcastes take food tattooed Telugu tiger tree Tribes and Castes turmeric usually village wedding widow wife woman women worship