The Tribes and Castes of Bombay, Volume 1A comprehensive and authoritative work that describes the history, caste, custom and manners of the various groups of people that inhabit the then Presidency of Bombay (it included, apart from Maharastra, large tracts of the Deccan, Konkan and Gujarat). The tribes are listed alphabetically and the work is enclosed in 3 volumes. This work was commenced on the orders of the British Indian Government ion 1901. It was first published in 1922. |
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Abhiras Ahirs Ahmednagar allowed to marry ancestors Berads Bhandáris Bhátiás Bháts Bhaváni Bhils Bhois Bohorás Bombay boy's father Bráhman priest Bráhmans bride and bridegroom buried called caste castemen cere Chárans chiefly clothes cocoanut Cutch Dasara dead death Deccan deceased deities descendants Deshasth devak Dhangars Dhedás district divorce drink liquor endogamous endogamous divisions exogamous father's sister's feast females flesh follow the Hindu fowls Gavlis girl girl's father girl's house goats goddess gods gotra grains Gujarát Havik head husband intermarry Kanara Karnátak Káthiáwár Khándesh Khandoba Kolis Konkan Kshatris Kshatriya Kunbis Lingayats Mahárs males Mángs Marátha marriage marriage ceremony marry two sisters mother Musalmán Nágar numbering occupation offer origin Panch Pandharpur performed polyandry polyandry is unknown Polygamy Rajput red powder religion rice robe round Sális Sárasvats Sátára Shiva sub-division surnames synonym temple tribe turmeric Vaishnavs Vánis village wear widow remarriage wife woman women worship