Indian Antiquary Vol 36

SR No.: 032528
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 430
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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SEPTEMBER, 1907.]
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A REPORT ON THE PANJAB HILL TRIBES.
Table of the Sections of the Hill Badras,
Present Name of the Caste.
Kanait
Goldsmith
Jat
Barber
Gardener
Milkman
Potter
Mason
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Washerman
Die Sinker
Bâdi (carpenter)
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Rawâr
Weaver
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Ironsmith
Thithara or Harêra ...
Turi, Dhagi or Dhâdi..
Chanál
Kôli (minstrel)
Shepherd or herdsman.
Sweeper
Shoemaker or cobbler.
Real Home.
Aborigines
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Time of Coming.
*p*..*
Something has already been mentioned about these tribes. The first eight sub-divisions were Rajputs or Brahmans, but they settled in such turbulent territories that they could not peaceably perform their religions ceremonies. Kanaits get their name from this cause, for, as already stated, the word Kanait means violator of the law. When the Brahmans came and saw the ceremonies of Kanaits, they gave the tribe the nickname, which has led to the formation of a distinct sect of Kanaits. The other castes took their names from the profession they adopted.
We learn from old histories that the aborigines of India were Bhils, Gonde, Minâs, Kôls and Joars, who were found near Nagpûr. They did not know Sanskrit, and their language was quite different from it. Their religion, too, differed from that of the Hindus. When the people of other conntries occupied, their territory, they fled to the forests and hills. Enquiry shows that they had no caste distinctions. They did not believe in contamination by touch. They used meat and wine, while
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