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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... Mandla at Rāmnagar 67. Gonds on a journey 68. Killing of Rāwan , the demon king of Ceylon , from whom the Gonds are supposed to be descended • PAGE 42 46 62 114 69. Woman about to be swung round the post called Meghnath 70. Climbing the ...
... Mandla at Rāmnagar 67. Gonds on a journey 68. Killing of Rāwan , the demon king of Ceylon , from whom the Gonds are supposed to be descended • PAGE 42 46 62 114 69. Woman about to be swung round the post called Meghnath 70. Climbing the ...
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... , the name of the Maratha shepherd 1 This article is based on information collected by Mr. Hira Lal in Jubbulpore , and the author in Mandla . caste . They have other subdivisions of the common terri- 3 GADARIA (Shepherd)
... , the name of the Maratha shepherd 1 This article is based on information collected by Mr. Hira Lal in Jubbulpore , and the author in Mandla . caste . They have other subdivisions of the common terri- 3 GADARIA (Shepherd)
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... Mandla their social position and customs are much on a par with those of the Gonds , from whom a considerable section of the caste seems to be derived . In other localities they have probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from ...
... Mandla their social position and customs are much on a par with those of the Gonds , from whom a considerable section of the caste seems to be derived . In other localities they have probably immigrated into the Central Provinces from ...
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... Mandla are believed to be Ghosis . And as the Ghosis of the northern Districts of the Central Provinces must in common with the bulk of the population be descended from immigrants from northern India , it would appear that they must ...
... Mandla are believed to be Ghosis . And as the Ghosis of the northern Districts of the Central Provinces must in common with the bulk of the population be descended from immigrants from northern India , it would appear that they must ...
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... Mandla Settlement Report ( 1868 ) , Colonel Lucie Smith's Chanda Settlement Report ( 1870 ) , and Mr. C. W. Montgomerie's Chhindwara Settlement Report ( 1900 ) . An excellent mono- graph on the Bastar Gonds was contributed by Rai ...
... Mandla Settlement Report ( 1868 ) , Colonel Lucie Smith's Chanda Settlement Report ( 1870 ) , and Mr. C. W. Montgomerie's Chhindwara Settlement Report ( 1900 ) . An excellent mono- graph on the Bastar Gonds was contributed by Rai ...
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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