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COMMENSAL AND OTHER SIMILAR RESTRICTIONS OF CASTE
(2) Those that keep pigs, or eat pork or beef.
(3) Wandering tribes, if they have no settled home to
which they return.
(4) One caste, for unknown reasons.
On the basis of tliese remarks, we may proceed to
scrutinize Sir Richard Burn’s list, and arrange the castes
mentioned therein in the four groups mentioned above.
Many will fall in more groups than one : and it will be
necessary to insert castes that are not in the list, but on
these criteria should be added to it.
Baheliya, Bhangi, Chamar, Dabgar,
First grou-p Dhobi, Dom and Khatik : and the foliow-
ing groups that are Dom offshoots : —
Balahar, Bansphor, Basor, Dharkar and Domar; and
the Kori, a Chamar offshoot.
Agariya, Aheriya, Bajgi, Balahar, Balai, Bansphor,
Basor, Berija, Bhangi, Chamar, Dhangar,
Second group Dhanuk, Dharkar, Dhobi, Dom, Domar,
Habura, Kanjar, Khatik, Korwa, Musa-
har, Nat, Pasi and Sahariya. To these must be added
the Beldar, Bhuiyar, Byar, Ghasiya, Kharwar, Kol,
Panka, and Sansiya, with some Bhars, Binds, and
Lodhas.
Bawariya, Bengali, Beriya, Habura,
Third group and Nat : to which should be added
Bhantu and Sansiya.
Fourth group DllSadh.
On this arrangement the worst untouchables are the
Bhangi, Chamar, Dhobi, Dom, Khatik, the Dom off-
shoots, the Beriya, Habura, Nat, and Sansiya, all of
whom fall into two groups.
There are two surprising entries in the list. The
first is the Dusadh, a village menial caste, but with
an interesting history behind him : his occupation
and his food are both dean enough, and there seems
no reason why he should be regarded as untouch-
able. The other is the Baheliya, who is a hunter :
the cause suggested to me was his habit of snaring
birds with bird lime, which is regarded as unpleasantly
cruel.
(2) Those that keep pigs, or eat pork or beef.
(3) Wandering tribes, if they have no settled home to
which they return.
(4) One caste, for unknown reasons.
On the basis of tliese remarks, we may proceed to
scrutinize Sir Richard Burn’s list, and arrange the castes
mentioned therein in the four groups mentioned above.
Many will fall in more groups than one : and it will be
necessary to insert castes that are not in the list, but on
these criteria should be added to it.
Baheliya, Bhangi, Chamar, Dabgar,
First grou-p Dhobi, Dom and Khatik : and the foliow-
ing groups that are Dom offshoots : —
Balahar, Bansphor, Basor, Dharkar and Domar; and
the Kori, a Chamar offshoot.
Agariya, Aheriya, Bajgi, Balahar, Balai, Bansphor,
Basor, Berija, Bhangi, Chamar, Dhangar,
Second group Dhanuk, Dharkar, Dhobi, Dom, Domar,
Habura, Kanjar, Khatik, Korwa, Musa-
har, Nat, Pasi and Sahariya. To these must be added
the Beldar, Bhuiyar, Byar, Ghasiya, Kharwar, Kol,
Panka, and Sansiya, with some Bhars, Binds, and
Lodhas.
Bawariya, Bengali, Beriya, Habura,
Third group and Nat : to which should be added
Bhantu and Sansiya.
Fourth group DllSadh.
On this arrangement the worst untouchables are the
Bhangi, Chamar, Dhobi, Dom, Khatik, the Dom off-
shoots, the Beriya, Habura, Nat, and Sansiya, all of
whom fall into two groups.
There are two surprising entries in the list. The
first is the Dusadh, a village menial caste, but with
an interesting history behind him : his occupation
and his food are both dean enough, and there seems
no reason why he should be regarded as untouch-
able. The other is the Baheliya, who is a hunter :
the cause suggested to me was his habit of snaring
birds with bird lime, which is regarded as unpleasantly
cruel.