The tribes and castes of the central provinces of India

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THE TRIBES AND CASTES
OF THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES OF INDIA
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
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TORONTO
THE
AND
TRIBES CASTES
OF THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES
OF INDIA
BY
RUSSELL
R. V.
OFTHE INDIAN CIVILSERVICE
SUPERINTENDENTOF ETHNOGRAPHY, CENTRAL PROVINCES
ASSISTED BY
RAI BAHADUR HlRA LAL
EXTRA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
PUBLISHED UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE CENTRAL
PROVINCES ADMINISTRATION
IN FOUR VOLUMES
VOL. II
MACMILLAN AND LIMITED
CO.,
ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON
1916
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS OF VOLUME
II
Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central
Provinces in Alphabetical Order
The articles which are consideredto be ofmostgeneralinterest
are shown in capitals
Agaria {Iron-worker) .
Agharia {Cultivator) .
Aghori {Religious mendicant)
Ahir {Herdsman andmilkman)
Andh now
{Tribe^ cultivators)
Arakh {Hunter)
Atari {Scent-seller)
Audhelia {Labourer)
Badhak
{Robber)
Bahna
{Cotton-cleaner)
Baiga {Foresttribe)
Bairagi {Religious mendicants)
Balahi {Labourerandvillage watchman)
Balija {Cultivator) . . .
Bania {Merchantandmoneylender)
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Banjara {Pack-carrier) . .