[18] Circle Inspector Ganesh Prasād.
[19] Semicarpus anacardium.
[20] ‘Oh, Lord Mahābīr, give me a child, only one child.’
[21] Beast and Man in India, p. 44. But, according to the same writer, the Hindus do say, ‘Drunk as an owl’ and also ‘Stupid as an owl.’
[22] Crotalaria juncea.
[23] The 3rd Baisākh (May) Sudi, the commencement of the agricultural year. The name means, ‘The day of immortality.’
[24] Furnished by Inspector Ganesh Prasād.
[25] Dam: breath or life.
[26] These paragraphs are largely based on a description of a Wardha village by Mr. A.K. Smith, C.S.
[27] Nāgpur Settlement Report, para. 45.