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This volume compiles alphabetically arranged ethnographic articles on the social groups of the Central Provinces, offering concise portraits of each caste and tribe. Entries cover traditions of origin, internal subdivisions, marriage and funeral practices, occupational roles, ritual observances and festival customs, and local status and taboos. Attention is given to village relations, methods of production and trade, and regional variants in belief and practice, producing a systematic descriptive reference that records social structure, material culture, and everyday customs across many communities.

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Title: The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume 4

Author: R. V. Russell

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Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE CENTRAL PROVINCES OF INDIA, VOLUME 4 ***

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

Contents of Volume IV

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 IV

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.