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... Bhangis Others Total I 23 II 45 III IV 2491 7 16 15 8 3 0 0 1 7822 3920 6440 67 69 12 A comparison of the age ... Bhangis or the Camars . Whereas 7.3 per cent of the Jats are over fifty - five , only 3 per cent of the Bhangis and Camars ...
... Bhangis Others Total I 23 II 45 III IV 2491 7 16 15 8 3 0 0 1 7822 3920 6440 67 69 12 A comparison of the age ... Bhangis or the Camars . Whereas 7.3 per cent of the Jats are over fifty - five , only 3 per cent of the Bhangis and Camars ...
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... Bhangis were given some gur and wheat ; while at a Bhangi wedding the jajman of the family presented a rupee and from 22 to 5 sirs of grain . These obliga- tions are no longer adhered to with regularity . Only a few jajmans give grain ...
... Bhangis were given some gur and wheat ; while at a Bhangi wedding the jajman of the family presented a rupee and from 22 to 5 sirs of grain . These obliga- tions are no longer adhered to with regularity . Only a few jajmans give grain ...
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... Bhangis ' sources of income . The Bhangis formerly kept poultry . But the Jats were annoyed when the chickens made tracks over their freshly made cow - dung cakes , and they expressed their displeasure by manhandling some of the Bhangis ...
... Bhangis ' sources of income . The Bhangis formerly kept poultry . But the Jats were annoyed when the chickens made tracks over their freshly made cow - dung cakes , and they expressed their displeasure by manhandling some of the Bhangis ...
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Caste and the Jajmani System | 55 |
Land Tenure and Economics | 87 |
A Study of Factions Within Castes | 113 |
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