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Page 383
An old list obtained by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal of registered prostitutes in
Jubbulpore showed the following numbers of different castes: Barai six, Dhimar
four, and Nai, Khangar, Kachhi, Gond, Teli, Brahman, Rajpfit and Bania three
each.
An old list obtained by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal of registered prostitutes in
Jubbulpore showed the following numbers of different castes: Barai six, Dhimar
four, and Nai, Khangar, Kachhi, Gond, Teli, Brahman, Rajpfit and Bania three
each.
Page 439
Hindu ingenuity has evolved various explanations of the word Khangar, such as '
k/zand,' 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
...
Hindu ingenuity has evolved various explanations of the word Khangar, such as '
k/zand,' 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
...
Page 440
She fled to the house of a Muhammadan eunuch or Fakir, who gave her shelter
and afterwards placed her with a Dangi landowner. The Bundelas followed her
up and came to the house of the Dangi, who denied that the Khangar woman
was ...
She fled to the house of a Muhammadan eunuch or Fakir, who gave her shelter
and afterwards placed her with a Dangi landowner. The Bundelas followed her
up and came to the house of the Dangi, who denied that the Khangar woman
was ...
Page 442
His cult is now on the decline, but some still consider him the most important deity
of all, and it is said that no Khangar will tell an untruth after having sworn by this
god. Children dying unmarried and persons dying of leprosy or smallpox are ...
His cult is now on the decline, but some still consider him the most important deity
of all, and it is said that no Khangar will tell an untruth after having sworn by this
god. Children dying unmarried and persons dying of leprosy or smallpox are ...
Page 502
The list of their subcastes given1 by Sir H. Risley includes the 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 ...
The list of their subcastes given1 by Sir H. Risley includes the 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 ...
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| Title | pt. II. Descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces Volume 3 of The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Robert Vane Russell |
| Author | Robert Vane Russell |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, limited, 1916 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 5 Jun 2012 |
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