This fourth volume of R. V. Russell's ethnographic survey of the Central Provinces of India, written with Rai Bahadur Hira Lal, presents essays on castes and tribes in alphabetical order. It covers communities such as the Kumhār, Kunbi, Mahār, Māli and Marātha, noting occupations and social customs. It offers historical insight into colonial-era Indian society and anthropology.
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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. IV. Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street, London. 1916
Contents of Volume IV 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 • Kumhār (Potter) 3 • Kunbi (Cultivator) 16 • Kunjra (Greengrocer) 50 • Kuramwār (Shepherd) 52 • Kurmi (Cultivator) 55 • Lakhera (Worker in lac) 104 • Lodhi (Landowner and cultivator) 112 • Lohār (Blacksmith) 120 • Lorha (Growers of san-hemp) 126 • Mahār (Weaver and labourer) 129 • Mahli (Forest tribe) 146 • Majhwar (Forest tribe) 149 • Māl (Forest tribe) 153 • Māla (Cotton-weaver and labourer) 156 • Māli (Gardener and vegetable-grower) 159 • Mallāh (Boatman and fisherman) 171 • Māna (Forest tribe, cultivator) 172 • Mānbhao (Religious mendicant) 176 • Māng (Labourer and village musician) 184 • Māng-Garori (Criminal caste) 189 • Manihār (Pedlar) 193 • Mannewār (Forest tribe) 195 • Marātha (Soldier, cultivator and service) 198 • Mehtar (Sweeper and scavenge) 215 • Meo (Tribe) 233 • Mīna or Deswāli (Non-Aryan tribe, cultivator) 235 • Mirāsi (Bard and genealogist) 242
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