Volume 2 — Articles on Castes and Tribes of the Central Provinces in Alphabetical Order
Reading edition
The articles which are considered to be of most general interest are shown in capitals
Agaria (Iron-worker) 3
Agharia (Cultivator) 8
Aghori (Religious mendicant) 13
Ahīr (Herdsman and milkman) 18
Andh (Tribe, now cultivators) 38
Arakh (Hunter) 40
Atāri (Scent-seller) 42
Audhelia (Labourer) 45
Badhak (Robber) 49
Bahna (Cotton-cleaner) 69
Baiga (Forest tribe) 77
Bairāgi (Religious mendicants) 93
Balāhi (Labourer and village watchman) 105
Balija (Cultivator) 108
Bania (Merchant and moneylender) 111
Subcastes of Bania Agarwāla. Agrahari. Ajudhiabāsi. Asāthi. Charnāgri. Dhūsar. Dosar. Gahoi. Golapūrab. Kasarwāni. Kasaundhan. Khandelwāl. Lād. Lingāyat. Maheshri. Nema. Oswāl. Parwār. Srimāli. Umre.
Banjāra (Pack-carrier) 162
Barai (Betel-vine grower and seller) 192
Barhai (Carpenter) 199
Bāri (Maker of leaf-plates) 202
Basdewa (Cattle-dealer and religious mendicant) 204
Basor (Bamboo-worker) 208
Bedar (Soldier and public service) 212
Beldār (Digger and navvy) 215
Beria (Vagabond gipsy) 220
Bhaina (Forest tribe) 225
Bhāmta (Criminal tribe and labourers) 234
Bharbhūnja (Grain-parcher) 238
Bharia (Forest tribe) 242
Bhat (Bard and genealogist) 251
Bhatra (Forest tribe) 271
Bhil (Forest tribe) 278
Bhilāla (Landowner and cultivator) 293
Bhishti (Water-man) 298
Bhoyar (Cultivator) 301
Bhuiya (Forest tribe) 305
Bhulia (Weaver) 319
Bhunjia (Forest tribe) 322
Binjhwār (Cultivator) 329
Bishnoi (Cultivator) 337
Bohra (Trader) 345
Brāhman (Priest) 351
Subcastes of Brāhman Ahivāsi. Jijhotia. Kanaujia, Kanyakubja. Khedāwāl. Mahārāshtra. Maithil. Mālwi. Nāgar. Naramdeo. Sanādhya. Sarwaria. Utkal.
Chadār (Village watchman and labourer) 400
Chamār (Tanner and labourer) 403
Chasa (Cultivator) 424
Chauhān (Village watchman and labourer) 427
Chhīpa (Dyer and calico-printer) 429
Chitāri (Painter) 432
Chitrakathi (Picture showman) 438
Cutchi (Trader and shopkeeper) 440
Dahāit (Village watchman and labourer) 444
Daharia (Cultivator) 453
Dāngi (Landowner and cultivator) 457
Dāngri (Vegetable-grower) 463
Darzi (Tailor) 466
Dewār (Beggar and musician) 472
Dhākar (Illegitimate, cultivator) 477
Dhangar (Shepherd) 480
Dhānuk (Bowman, labourer) 484
Dhanwār (Forest tribe) 488
Dhīmar (Fisherman, water-carrier, and household servant) 502
Dhoba (Forest tribe, cultivator) 515
Dhobi (Washerman) 519
Dhuri (Grain-parcher) 527
Dumāl (Cultivator) 530
Fakīr (Religious mendicant) 537