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by R.V. Russell.
PREFACE
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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India.
by R.V. Russell.
PREFACE
This book is the result of the arrangement made by the Government of India, on the suggestion of the late Sir Herbert Risley, for the preparation of an ethnological account
- 36 _Gaoli_.--(A cowherd.) Synonym for Ahir. Subcaste of Maratha. _Gobardhua_.--(From _gobar_, cowdung.) Subcaste of Chamar. _Gohia, Gohi_.--(From _goh_ or _gohi_, a large lizard.) A section of Jain Bania or Khatik. A sept of Bhatra and Parja. _Gohil_.--A wel
- 35 _Gangabalu_.--(Sand of the Ganges.) A family name of Ganda. _Gangabasia_.--(Living on the banks of the Ganges.) A section of Ahir. _Gangapari_.--(One coming from the further side of the Ganges.) Subcaste of Barai, Barhai, Chamar, Dhobi, Gondhali, k.u.mhar
- 34 _Dom_.--An important caste in Bengal. See article Kanjar. Used as a synonym for Ganda in the Uriya country. _Domra_.--Subcaste of Turi. _Dongaria_, _Dongarwar_.--(From _dongar_, a hill.) A sept of Bhil, Dhobi, Mali, Mang and Sonkar. A surname of Maratha B
- 33 _Dhangar_.--(A farmservant.) Synonym of Oraon. _Dhanka_.--Perhaps a variant for Dhangar. Subcaste of Oraon. _Dhanoj_, _Dhanoje_.--(From _dhangar_, a shepherd.) Subcaste of Are and Kunbi. _Dhanpagar_.--(One serving for a pittance of paddy.) A section of Te
- 32 _Dandsena_.--(One who carries a stick.) Subcaste of Kalar. _Dang-charha._--(A rope-climber.) Synonym of Nut. _Dangiwara_.--Name of part of the Saugor District, which is called after the Dangi caste. Subcaste of Kadera. _Dangua_.--(A hill-dweller.) Subcast
- 31 It has been suggested in the article on Khairwar that the close connection between the two tribes may arise from the Kharwars or Khairwars having been an occupational offshoot of the Cheros and Santals. In Palamau [437] the Cheros are now divided into two
- 30 _Bundelkhandi_.--A resident of Bundelkhand. Subcaste of Basdewa, Barai, Basor, Chamar, Darzi, Dhobi, k.u.mhar, Lohar, Nai and Sunar. _Bundhrajia_.--Subcaste of Kamar. _Bunkar_.--(A weaver.) t.i.tle of Balahi. _Burad_.--A synonym for the Basor caste of bam
- 29 _Bhoi_.--(One who carries litters or palanquins.) Synonym of Dhimar and Kahar. A t.i.tle or honorific name for Gonds and one by which they are often known. See article Kahar. A section of Binjhal. _Bhoir_.--Synonym for Bhoyar. _Bhojni_.--Subcaste of Chitr
- 28 _Bendiwala_.--Name of a minor Vishnuite order. See Bairagi. _Benetiya, Benatia_.--Subcaste of Chasa and Sansia. _Bengali_.--Bengali immigrants are usually Brahmans or Kayasths. _Bengani_.--(Brinjal.) One of the 1444 sections of Oswal Bania. _Benglah_.--An
- 27 _Bandhaiya_.--(From Bandhogarh.) Subcaste of Nai. _Bandhia_--(From _bandh_, an embankment.) A subcaste of Darzi and Dhimar. A section of Chamar. _Bandrele_.--(Monkey.) A section of Basor, and Barai. _Bangh.o.r.e_.--(Wild horses.) A section of Dom (Mehtar)
- 26 _Bad_.--(Banyan tree.) A section of Jos.h.i.+. _Badaria_.--(From _badar_, cloud.) A section of Kandera. _Badgainya_.--(From Badgaon (_bara gaon_), a large village.) A surname of Sarwaria Brahmans. A section of Basdewa, Gadaria and Kurmi. _Badgujar_.--(Fro
- 25 _Akhadewale_.--A cla.s.s of Bairagis who do not marry. Also known as Nihang. _Akhroti_.--A subdivision of Pathans. (From _akhrot_, walnut.) _Akre_.--A b.a.s.t.a.r.d Khatik. t.i.tle of a child a Khatik gets by a woman of another caste. _Alia_.--A grower of
- 24 Faithful wors.h.i.+ppers of Vishnu will after his death be transported to his heaven, Vaikuntha, or to Golaka, the heaven of Krishna. The sect-mark of the Vaishnavas usually consists of three lines down the forehead, meeting at the root of the nose or bel
- 23 Smarta Sect _Smarta Sect_.--This is an orthodox Hindu sect, the members of which are largely Brahmans. The name is derived from Smriti or tradition, a name given to the Hindu sacred writings, with the exception of the Vedas, which last are regarded as a d
- 22 8. Character of the Satnami movement. Several points in the above description point to the conclusion that the Satnami movement is in essence a social revolt on the part of the despised Chamars or tanners. The fundamental tenet of the gospel of Ghasi Das,
- 21 18. Clothes, food and ceremonial observances. Parsi men usually wear a turban of dark cloth spotted with white, folded to stand up straight from the forehead, and looking somewhat as if it was made of pasteboard. This is very unbecoming, and younger men o
- 20 Professor Haug adduces other arguments in this connection from resemblance of metres. Again the princ.i.p.al Vedic G.o.d, Indra, is included in the list of Devas or demons in the Zoroastrian scripture, the Vendidad. Siva and the Nasatyas or Ashvins, the d
- 19 The Udasis are a cla.s.s of ascetics of the Nanakpanthi or Sikh faith, whose order was founded by Sri Chand, the younger son of Nanak. They are recruited from all castes and will eat food from any Hindu. They are almost all celibates, and pay special reve
- 18 The word Kuran is derived from _kuraa_, to recite or proclaim. The Muhammadans look upon the Koran as the direct word of G.o.d sent down by Him to the seventh or lowest heaven, and then revealed from time to time to the Prophet by the angel Gabriel. A few
- 17 A boy is usually circ.u.mcised at the age of six or seven, but among some cla.s.ses of s.h.i.+ahs and the Arabs the operation is performed a few days after birth. The barber operates and the child is usually given a little _bhang_ or other opiate. Some Mu
- 16 15. _Muhammadan sects. s.h.i.+ah and Sunni_. 16. _Leading religious observations. Prayer._ 17. _The fast Ramazan._ 18. _The pilgrimage to Mecca._ 19. _Festivals. The Muharram_. 20. _Id-ul-Fitr._ 21. _Id-ul-Zoha._ 22. _Mosques._ 22. _Mosques_ 23. _The Frid
- 15 8. Brahma is dead with Siva who lived in Kas.h.i.+; the immortals are dead. In Mathura, Krishna, the cowherd, died. The ten incarnations (of Vishnu) are dead. Machhandranath, Gorakhnath, Dattatreya and Vyas are no longer living. Kabir cries with a loud vo
- 14 11. Temple and car festival. The Jains display great zeal in the construction of temples in which the images of the Tirthakars are enshrined. The temples are commonly of the same fas.h.i.+on as those of the Hindus, with a short, roughly conical spire tape
- 13 [_Bibliography: The Jainas_, by Dr. J.G. Buhler and J. Burgess, London, 1903; _The Religions of India_, Professor E.W. Hopkins; _The Religions of India_, Professor A. Barth; _Punjab Census Report_ (1891), Sir E.D. Maclagan; article on Jainism in Dr. Hasti
- 12 _Brahmo Samaj Religion_.--This monotheistic sect of Bengal numbered only thirty-two adherents in the Central Provinces in 1911, of whom all or nearly all were probably Bengalis. Nevertheless its history is of great interest as representing an attempt at t
- 11 [_Bibliography_: Sir E.D. Maclagans _Punjab Census Report of 1891_; Mr. R. Burns _United Provinces Census Report of 1901_; Professor J. C. Omans _Cults, Customs and Superst.i.tions of India_.] List of Paragraphs 1. _The founder of the sect, Dayanand Saras
- 10 Two features of the Khond sacrifice of a human victim as a corn-spirit appear to indicate its derivation from the sacrifice of the domestic animal and the eating of the totem-animal, the ties uniting the clan and tribe: first, that the flesh was cut from
- 9 I do not know, however, that there is any definite evidence as to the exogamy of the Scotch clans, which would have disappeared with their conversion to Christianity. The original Rajput clan may perhaps have lived round the chiefs castle or headquarters
- 8 64. The common life. Thus, resuming from paragraph 61, primitive man had no difficulty in conceiving of a life as shared between two or more persons or objects, and it does not seem impossible that he should have at first conceived it to extend through a
- 7 54. Qualities a.s.sociated with animals. It is probable that qualities were first conceived of by being observed in animals or natural objects. Prior to the introduction of personal names, the individuality of human beings could neither be clearly realise
- 6 Again, very occasionally a caste may be formed from a religious sect or order. The Bishnois were originally a Vaishnava sect, wors.h.i.+pping Vishnu as an unseen G.o.d, and refusing to employ Brahmans. They have now become cultivators, and though they ret
- 5 There seems good reason to suppose that the Gonds and Khonds were originally one tribe divided through migration. [72] The Kolams are a small tribe of the Wardha Valley, whose dialect resembles those of the Gonds and Khonds. They may have split off from t
- 4 With the village priests may be mentioned the Mali or gardener. The Malis now grow vegetables with irrigation or ordinary crops, but this was not apparently their original vocation. The name is derived from _mala_, a garland, and it would appear that the
- 3 The most important of these are the Sunar or goldsmith; the Kasar or worker in bra.s.s and bell-metal; the Tamera or coppersmith; the Barhai or carpenter; and the Halwai and Bharbhunja or confectioner and grain-parcher. The Sansia or stone-mason of the Ur
- 2 20. Castes from whom a Brahman can take water. Higher agriculturists. The second group of good castes from whom a Brahman can take water falls into three sections as already explained: the higher agricultural castes, the higher artisans, and the serving o
- 1 The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India. by R.V. Russell. PREFACE This book is the result of the arrangement made by the Government of India, on the suggestion of the late Sir Herbert Risley, for the preparation of an ethnological account