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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... derived from the Hindi gadar and the Sanskrit gandhāra , a sheep , the Sanskrit name being taken from the country of Gandhāra or Kandahār , from which sheep were first brought . The three main shepherd castes all have functional names ...
... derived from the Hindi gadar and the Sanskrit gandhāra , a sheep , the Sanskrit name being taken from the country of Gandhāra or Kandahār , from which sheep were first brought . The three main shepherd castes all have functional names ...
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... derived from Gond , and that the Pāns may originally have been an offshoot of that tribe , but no connection between the Gāndas and Gonds has been established in the Central Provinces . 2. Caste sub- divisions . The subcastes reported ...
... derived from Gond , and that the Pāns may originally have been an offshoot of that tribe , but no connection between the Gāndas and Gonds has been established in the Central Provinces . 2. Caste sub- divisions . The subcastes reported ...
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... derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste . They wear clothes coloured with red ochre , and a garland of rudrāksha beads , and bury their ...
... derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste . They wear clothes coloured with red ochre , and a garland of rudrāksha beads , and bury their ...
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... derived from the names of animals , as Harnya from the black - buck , and Wagh from the tiger . The Diunde group take their name from diundi , the kotwar's drum . They say that their ancestor was so named because he killed his brother ...
... derived from the names of animals , as Harnya from the black - buck , and Wagh from the tiger . The Diunde group take their name from diundi , the kotwar's drum . They say that their ancestor was so named because he killed his brother ...
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... derived from ghās ( grass ) and means a grass - cutter . Sir H. Risley states that they are a fishing and cultivating caste of Chota Nagpur and Central India , who attend as musicians at weddings and festivals and also perform menial ...
... derived from ghās ( grass ) and means a grass - cutter . Sir H. Risley states that they are a fishing and cultivating caste of Chota Nagpur and Central India , who attend as musicians at weddings and festivals and also perform menial ...
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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