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

by R. V. Russell

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. II.
Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street, London.
1916

Contents of Volume II

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

• [Agaria] (Iron-worker) 3
• [Agharia] (Cultivator) 8
• [Aghori] (Religious mendicant) 13
• [Ahīr] (Herdsman and milkman) 18
• [Andh] (Tribe, now cultivators) 38
• [Arakh] (Hunter) 40
• [Atāri] (Scent-seller) 42
• [Audhelia] (Labourer) 45
• [Badhak] (Robber) 49
• [Bahna] (Cotton-cleaner) 69
• [Baiga] (Forest tribe) 77
• [Bairāgi] (Religious mendicants) 93
• [Balāhi] (Labourer and village watchman) 105
• [Balija] (Cultivator) 108
• [Bania] (Merchant and moneylender) 111
• Subcastes of Bania
  • [Agarwāla].
  • [Agrahari].
  • [Ajudhiabāsi].
  • [Asāthi].
  • [Charnāgri].
  • [Dhūsar].
  • [Dosar].
  • [Gahoi].
  • [Golapūrab].
  • [Kasarwāni].
  • [Kasaundhan].
  • [Khandelwāl].
  • [Lād].
  • [Lingāyat].
  • [Maheshri].
  • [Nema].
  • [Oswāl].
  • [Parwār].
  • [Srimāli].
  • [Umre].
• [Banjāra] (Pack-carrier) 162
• [Barai] (Betel-vine grower and seller) 192
• [Barhai] (Carpenter) 199
• [Bāri] (Maker of leaf-plates) 202
• [Basdewa] (Cattle-dealer and religious mendicant) 204
• [Basor] (Bamboo-worker) 208
• [Bedar] (Soldier and public service) 212
• [Beldār] (Digger and navvy) 215
• [Beria] (Vagabond gipsy) 220
• [Bhaina] (Forest tribe) 225
• [Bhāmta] (Criminal tribe and labourers) 234
• [Bharbhūnja] (Grain-parcher) 238
• [Bharia] (Forest tribe) 242
• [Bhat] (Bard and genealogist) 251
• [Bhatra] (Forest tribe) 271
• [Bhil] (Forest tribe) 278
• [Bhilāla] (Landowner and cultivator) 293
• [Bhishti] (Water-man) 298
• [Bhoyar] (Cultivator) 301
• [Bhuiya] (Forest tribe) 305
• [Bhulia] (Weaver) 319
• [Bhunjia] (Forest tribe) 322
• [Binjhwār] (Cultivator) 329
• [Bishnoi] (Cultivator) 337
• [Bohra] (Trader) 345
• [Brāhman] (Priest) 351
  • [Ahivāsi].
  • [Jijhotia].
  • [Kanaujia, Kanyakubja].
  • [Khedāwāl].
  • [Mahārāshtra].
  • [Maithil].
  • [Mālwi].
  • [Nāgar].
  • [Naramdeo].
  • [Sanādhya].
  • [Sarwaria].
  • [Utkal].
• Subcastes of Brāhman
• [Chadār] (Village watchman and labourer) 400
• [Chamār] (Tanner and labourer) 403
• [Chasa] (Cultivator) 424
• [Chauhān] (Village watchman and labourer) 427
• [Chhīpa] (Dyer and calico-printer) 429
• [Chitāri] (Painter) 432
• [Chitrakathi] (Picture showman) 438
• [Cutchi] (Trader and shopkeeper) 440
• [Dahāit] (Village watchman and labourer) 444
• [Daharia] (Cultivator) 453
• [Dāngi] (Landowner and cultivator) 457
• [Dāngri] (Vegetable-grower) 463
• [Darzi] (Tailor) 466
• [Dewār] (Beggar and musician) 472
• [Dhākar] (Illegitimate, cultivator) 477
• [Dhangar] (Shepherd) 480
• [Dhānuk] (Bowman, labourer) 484
• [Dhanwār] (Forest tribe) 488
• [Dhīmar] (Fisherman, water-carrier, and household servant) 502
• [Dhoba] (Forest tribe, cultivator) 515
• [Dhobi] (Washerman) 519
• [Dhuri] (Grain-parcher) 527
• [Dumāl] (Cultivator) 530
• [Fakīr] (Religious mendicant) 537

[Agarwāla]. [Agrahari]. [Ajudhiabāsi]. [Asāthi]. [Charnāgri]. [Dhūsar]. [Dosar]. [Gahoi]. [Golapūrab]. [Kasarwāni].

[Kasaundhan]. [Khandelwāl]. [Lād]. [Lingāyat]. [Maheshri]. [Nema]. [Oswāl]. [Parwār]. [Srimāli]. [Umre].

[Ahivāsi]. [Jijhotia]. [Kanaujia, Kanyakubja]. [Khedāwāl]. [Mahārāshtra]. [Maithil].

[Mālwi]. [Nāgar]. [Naramdeo]. [Sanādhya]. [Sarwaria]. [Utkal].