The second volume of R. V. Russell's ethnographic survey of the Central Provinces of India, arranged as alphabetical articles on tribes and castes. It presents communities, occupations and religious roles as catalogued in the early twentieth century. It is a useful historical reference for those interested in colonial-era anthropology and South Asian society.
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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India By R.V. Russell Of the Indian Civil Service Superintendent of Ethnography, Central Provinces Assisted by Rai Bahadur Hira Lāl Extra Assistant Commissioner Published Under the Orders of the Central Provinces Administration In Four Volumes Vol. II. Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street, London. 1916
Contents of Volume II Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order The articles which are considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitals • Agaria (Iron-worker) 3 • Agharia (Cultivator) 8 • Aghori (Religious mendicant) 13 • Ahīr (Herdsman and milkman) 18 • Andh (Tribe, now cultivators) 38 • Arakh (Hunter) 40 • Atāri (Scent-seller) 42 • Audhelia (Labourer) 45 • Badhak (Robber) 49 • Bahna (Cotton-cleaner) 69 • Baiga (Forest tribe) 77 • Bairāgi (Religious mendicants) 93 • Balāhi (Labourer and village watchman) 105 • Balija (Cultivator) 108 • Bania (Merchant and moneylender) 111 • Subcastes of Bania
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