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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... ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 39 Gopal ( Vagrant criminal caste ) Gond - Gowäri ( Herdsman ) Gondhali ( Religious mendicant ) Gosain ( Religious mendicant ) Gowāri ( Herdsman ) GŪJAR ( Cultivator ) Gurao ( Village priest ) . HALBA ( Forest ...
... ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 39 Gopal ( Vagrant criminal caste ) Gond - Gowäri ( Herdsman ) Gondhali ( Religious mendicant ) Gosain ( Religious mendicant ) Gowāri ( Herdsman ) GŪJAR ( Cultivator ) Gurao ( Village priest ) . HALBA ( Forest ...
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... ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 389 KĀYASTH ( Village accountant , writer and clerk ) 404 Kewat ( Boatman and fisherman ) 422 Khairwär ( Forest tribe ; boilers of catechu ) 427 Khandait ( Soldier , cultivator ) . 436 Khangar ( Village ...
... ( Forest tribe and cultivator ) 389 KĀYASTH ( Village accountant , writer and clerk ) 404 Kewat ( Boatman and fisherman ) 422 Khairwär ( Forest tribe ; boilers of catechu ) 427 Khandait ( Soldier , cultivator ) . 436 Khangar ( Village ...
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... ( Forest tribe , labourer ) Korwa ( Forest tribe , cultivator ) Koshti ( Weaver ) vii PAGE 520 · 527 532 537 542 545 550 571 581 ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME III 65. Gond women grinding corn 66.
... ( Forest tribe , labourer ) Korwa ( Forest tribe , cultivator ) Koshti ( Weaver ) vii PAGE 520 · 527 532 537 542 545 550 571 581 ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOLUME III 65. Gond women grinding corn 66.
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... forest tracts , train ordinary pariah dogs to act as sheep - dogs . As a rule , rams and he - goats are not gelt , but those who have large flocks sometimes resort to this practice and afterwards fatten the animals up for sale . They ...
... forest tracts , train ordinary pariah dogs to act as sheep - dogs . As a rule , rams and he - goats are not gelt , but those who have large flocks sometimes resort to this practice and afterwards fatten the animals up for sale . They ...
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... forest produce , or grain or household goods , or his infant child , he will make a bundle of it with his kammal and poise it on his head , or sling it across his back , and trudge away . " Wool is a material of some sanctity among the ...
... forest produce , or grain or household goods , or his infant child , he will make a bundle of it with his kammal and poise it on his head , or sling it across his back , and trudge away . " Wool is a material of some sanctity among the ...
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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