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This volume presents an alphabetical compendium of ethnographic sketches of communities in the Central Provinces, outlining origins, subdivisions, customary occupations, and social organization. Individual entries summarize marriage customs, birth and death rites, religious observances, endogamous and exogamous groupings, and local ceremonies, and note variations arising from contact with neighbouring peoples. Coverage ranges from occupational castes and merchant and priestly groups to forest tribes and itinerant communities, with concise comparative notes on language, totems, and customary fines, bride-price and other ceremonial payments.

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

Author: R. V. Russell

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES OF INDIA, VOLUME 2 ***

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

Illustrations in Volume II

Pronunciation

a, has the sound of u in but or murmur.
ā has the sound of a in bath or tar.
e has the sound of é in écarté or ai in maid.
i has the sound of i in bit, or (as a final letter) of y in sulky.
ī has the sound of ee in beet.
o has the sound of o in bore or bowl.
u has the sound of u in put or bull.
ū has the sound of oo in poor or boot

The plural of caste names and a few common Hindustāni words is formed by adding s in the English manner according to ordinary usage, though this is not, of course, the Hindustāni plural.

Note.—The rupee contains 16 annas, and an anna is of the same value as a penny. A pice is a quarter of an anna, or a farthing. Rs. 1–8 signifies one rupee and eight annas. A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million.