The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 2

by R. V. Russell

List of Paragraphs

• [1. Historical notice of the caste.]
• [2. Banjāras derived from the Chārans or Bhāts.]
• [3. Chāran Ranjārans employed with the Mughal armies.]
• [4. Internal structure.]
• [5. Minor subcastes.]
• [6. Marriage: betrothal.]
• [7. Marriage.]
• [8. Widow remarriage.]
• [9. Birth and death.]
• [10. Religion: Banjāri Devi.]
• [11. Mīthu Bhūkia.]
• [12. Siva Bhāia.]
• [13. Worship of cattle.]
• [14. Connection with the Sikhs.]
• [15. Witchcraft.]
• [16. Human sacrifice.]
• [17. Admission of outsiders: kidnapped children and slaves.]
• [18. Dress.]
• [19. Social customs.]
• [20. The Nāik or headman. Banjāra dogs.]
• [21. Criminal tendencies of the caste.]
• [22. Their virtues.]