The Tribes and Castes of Bengal: Ethnographic Glossary, Volume 1Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press, 1892 - Caste |
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Aryan Bábhans in Behar Bágdis Baidyas Bankura Bárendra Bhagalpur Bhuiyás Bhumij Brah Brahmans in Behar Brahmans in Bengal bride bridegroom ceremony Chamárs Chandáls Chittagong Chota Nagpur Dacca Darjiling daughters descended DISTRICT divorce Doms Dosádhs Eastern Bengal exogamous gáin Goálás in Behar gotra Halwáis in Behar Hazaribagh Hindu Hinduism husband intermarry Kaibarttas Kalwárs Kámárs Kanaujiá Kandhs Kándus Kayasths Kewats Kharwars Khatris Koiris Kshatriyas Kuch Behar Kulin Kumhárs Kurmis Lohardaga Lohárs Mahomedan Maithil Brahmans Manbhum marriage marry Midnapur mul or section Mundas in Chota Murshedabad North-Western Provinces number and distribution occupation Oraons origin Orissa Páns priests Rájá Rájbansi Rajputs Rajputs in Behar rice Santál Parganas section of Bábhans section of Goálás section of Maithil sept of Mundas sept of Rajputs shows the number Singbhum social Sonárs in Behar sub-caste sub-caste of Goálás sub-tribe Sunris synonym Tántis thar or sept totem totemistic sept tribe village widow worship