The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume II

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tribes and Castes of the CentralProvinces of India, by R. V. RussellThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of IndiaVolume IIAuthor: R. V. RussellRelease Date: July 6, 2007 [EBook #22010]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TRIBES AND CASTES ***Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/The Tribes and Castes of the CentralProvinces of IndiaByR.V. RussellOf the Indian Civil Service Superintendent of Ethnography, CentralProvincesAssisted byRai Bahadur Hira LālExtra Assistant CommissionerPublished Under the Orders of the Central Provinces AdministrationIn Four VolumesVol. II.Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street, London.1916Contents of Volume IIArticles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces inAlphabetical OrderThe articles which are considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitalsAgaria (Iron-worker) 3Agharia (Cultivator) 8Aghori (Religious mendicant) 13Ahīr (Herdsman and milkman) 18Andh (Tribe, now cultivators) 38Arakh (Hunter) 40Atāri (Scent-seller) 42Audhelia (Labourer) 45Badhak (Robber) 49Bahna (Cotton-cleaner) 69Baiga (Forest tribe) ...