THE TRIBES AND CASTES OF THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
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Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · Bhar.1—A caste of apparently Dravidian origin found in the eastern parts of the United Provinces.Note 2 · They are also known as Râjbhar, Bharat, and Bharpatwa. The word Bhar is derived by the Pandits from the Sanskrit root bhri, to nourish, but Note 3 · Traditions. 2. This tribe has given rise to much wild speculation. In Gorakhpur they claim to be the descendants of, and named from, an earlNote 4 · Historical evidence. 3. An attempt has been made to support these traditions by historical evidence. On the evidence of two inscriptions fro