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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... lives in a tree . In Madras the whole male population turn out to hunt , and if they come back without success the women pelt them with cowdung on their return . If successful , however , they have their revenge on the women in another ...
... lives in a tree . In Madras the whole male population turn out to hunt , and if they come back without success the women pelt them with cowdung on their return . If successful , however , they have their revenge on the women in another ...
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... live apart from the village , have usually a separate quarter and are not permitted to draw water from the village well or to enter Hindu temples . Their touch defiles , and a Hindu will not give anything into the hands of one of the ...
... live apart from the village , have usually a separate quarter and are not permitted to draw water from the village well or to enter Hindu temples . Their touch defiles , and a Hindu will not give anything into the hands of one of the ...
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... lives by the peg to which horses are tied in the stable . He is supposed to protect the horse from all kinds of diseases . At Dasahra they also worship the horse . Their principal festival is called Karma and falls on the eleventh day ...
... lives by the peg to which horses are tied in the stable . He is supposed to protect the horse from all kinds of diseases . At Dasahra they also worship the horse . Their principal festival is called Karma and falls on the eleventh day ...
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... tend buffaloes and cattle , and they also deal in live - stock , and sell milk , curds and ghi . addicted to dacoity and cattle - theft . The They were formerly They have a caste panchayat , the head of which is designated as Mokāsi.
... tend buffaloes and cattle , and they also deal in live - stock , and sell milk , curds and ghi . addicted to dacoity and cattle - theft . The They were formerly They have a caste panchayat , the head of which is designated as Mokāsi.
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... live west of the Gonds and the Khonds east . And a fairly close relation- ship between the three languages appears to be established . Hence the linguistic evidence appears to afford strong sup- port to the view that the Khonds and ...
... live west of the Gonds and the Khonds east . And a fairly close relation- ship between the three languages appears to be established . Hence the linguistic evidence appears to afford strong sup- port to the view that the Khonds and ...
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Common terms and phrases
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