Būragām.—A sub-division of Kālingi.
Burgher.—A name commonly applied to the Badagas of the Nīlgiri hills. In Ceylon, Burgher is used in the same sense as Eurasian in India.
Burmese.—A few Burmese are trained as medical students at Madras for subsequent employment in the Burmese Medical service. At the Mysore census, 1901, a single Burman was recorded as being engaged at the Kolar gold fields. Since Burma became part of the British dominions in 1886, there has been emigration to that developing country from the Madras Presidency on a large scale. The following figures show the numbers of passengers conveyed thence to Burma during the five years, 1901–05:—
| 1901 | 84,329 |
| 1902 | 80,916 |
| 1903 | 100,645 |
| 1904 | 127,622 |
| 1905 | 124,365 |
Busam (grain).—An exogamous sept of Dēvanga.
Busi (dirt).—An exogamous sept of Mutrācha.
Byagara.—Byagara and Bēgara are synonyms of Holeya.
[1] Folk-songs of Southern India.
[2] Manual of the Nilagiri district.