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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... Maratha shepherds being derived from dhan , small stock , while the Kuramwārs or Telugu shepherds take their name like the Gadarias from kuruba , a sheep . These three castes are of similar nature and status , and differ only in ...
... Maratha shepherds being derived from dhan , small stock , while the Kuramwārs or Telugu shepherds take their name like the Gadarias from kuruba , a sheep . These three castes are of similar nature and status , and differ only in ...
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... Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or Phulmālis . Some members of the caste in Sambalpur , however , aspire to Rājpūt origin and wear 1 This article is compiled from papers by Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL ...
... Maratha country they are Guraos , another special caste , or Phulmālis . Some members of the caste in Sambalpur , however , aspire to Rājpūt origin and wear 1 This article is compiled from papers by Mr. Jhanjhan Rai , Tahsildar , VOL ...
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... Maratha Districts of the Nagpur country and Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste ...
... Maratha Districts of the Nagpur country and Berar , and numbered 9000 persons in 1911. The name is derived from the Marathi găr , hail . The Gārpagāris are really Naths or Jogis who have taken to this calling and become a separate caste ...
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... Maratha chiefs , having acquired some knowledge of the art of war and military training by their long fighting against the Mughals , cast covetous eyes on Gondwāna . The loose tribal system , so easy in time of peace , entirely failed ...
... Maratha chiefs , having acquired some knowledge of the art of war and military training by their long fighting against the Mughals , cast covetous eyes on Gondwāna . The loose tribal system , so easy in time of peace , entirely failed ...
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... Marathas , but reports show that human sacrifice was not finally stamped out until the Nagpur territories lapsed to the British in 1853. At Chanda and Lānji also , Mr. Hislop states , human sacrifices were offered until well into the ...
... Marathas , but reports show that human sacrifice was not finally stamped out until the Nagpur territories lapsed to the British in 1853. At Chanda and Lānji also , Mr. Hislop states , human sacrifices were offered until well into the ...
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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