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The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 3 — R. V. Russell

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 3

R. V. Russell

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 625 pages

"The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 3" is an ethnographic reference by R. V. Russell, assisted by Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, published in 1916. Its alphabetical articles cover herders, weavers, forest tribes, priests, and mendicants, describing occupations and social customs. It offers historical insight into colonial-era Indian ethnography.

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Original Title Page.
The Tribes and Castes
of the
Central Provinces of India
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 Bahādur Hīra Lāl
Extra Assistant Commissioner
Published Under the Orders of the Central
Provinces Administration
In Four Volumes
Vol. III.
Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street,
London.
1916

Contents of Volume III

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

Page

Gadaria (Shepherd)      3

Gadba (Forest tribe)      9

Gānda (Weaver and labourer)      14

Gandhmāli (Uriya village priests and temple servants)      17

Gārpagāri (Averter of hailstorms)      19

Gauria (Snake-charmer and juggler)      24

Ghasia (Grass-cutter)      27

Ghosi (Buffalo-herdsman)      32

Golar (Herdsman)      35

Gond (Forest tribe and cultivator)      39

Gond-Gowāri (Herdsman)      143

Gondhali (Religious mendicant)      144

Gopāl (Vagrant criminal caste)      147

Gosain (Religious mendicant)      150

Gowāri (Herdsman)      160

Gūjar (Cultivator)      166

Gurao (Village priest)      175

Halba (Forest tribe, labourer)      182

Halwai (Confectioner)      201

Hatkar (Soldier, shepherd)      204

Hijra (Eunuch, mendicant)      206

Holia (Labourer, curing hides)      212

Injhwār (Boatman and fisherman)      213

Jādam (Cultivator)      217

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Contents

  1. Contents of Volume III Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order
  2. Illustrations in Volume III
  3. Pronunciation
  4. Part III Articles on Castes and Tribes Garardia—Koshti
  5. Gadaria
  6. Gadba
  7. Gānda
  8. Gandhmāli
  9. Gārpagāri
  10. Gauria
  11. GHASIA
  12. Ghosi
  13. Golar
  14. GOND
  15. Gond-Gowāri
  16. Gondhali
  17. Gopāl
  18. GOSAIN
  19. Gowāri
  20. GŪJAR
  21. GURAO
  22. HALBA
  23. Halwai
  24. Hatkar
  25. Hijra
  26. Holia
  27. Injhwār
  28. Jādam
  29. Jādua
  30. Jangam

and 47 more chapters

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