[43] Manu indeed declares that such children could not be initiated (x. 68), but it is clear that they must, as a matter of fact, have been capable of initiation or they could not possibly have been married in the father’s caste.
[44] See article on Brāhman for some further details.
[45] Wilson, Indian Caste, i. 440, quoting Brahma Vaivarrta Purāna.
[46] See article Bhāt for further discussion of this point.
[47] Dolichos uniflorus.
[48] See article Jāt for a more detailed discussion of their status.
[49] Tribes and Castes of Bengal, art. Khandait.
[50] Proprietors of large landed estates.
[51] See article on Kunbi, para. 1.
[52] Village Communities, p. 127.