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NEW CASTES, AND NEW INFORMATlON ABOUT OLD CASTES
sells, the Churihar makes, glass bangles, whilst the
Lakhera makes lac bangles.
Mina is generaliy regarded as a mere variant for Meo.
But in Moradabad they disclaim any con-
33. (xvii) Mina nexion. They say that Jaipur is their
ancestral home : they have four exogamous
sections, two of which (Gahlot and Amethi) ally them to
the Rajputs, whilst a third (Lalsoti) aliies them to Jaipur,
as Lalsot is a village in that State. They have a per-
manent sarpanch, known as muqaddam, and selected
panches.
In Bijnor, the Ramaiya alleges that he originally came
from Sankaldip ‘beyond’ Sangla (Colom-
34. (xviii) Ram- bo) : some Ramaiyas even say that they
aiya have visited their ancestral home. From
Sankaldip the caste migrated to Bijnor,
via Jaipur and the Punjab. The geography leaves some-
thing to be desired, as there is not very much land
‘beyond’ Colombo; but Sankaldip is usually located near
Kabul, so possibiy some other ‘Sangla’ is meant.
Two or three families were found in a village in Cawn-
pore bearing the name Thakur-Arakh,
35. (xix) Thakur- obviously the descendants of a mixed
Arakh union. These unfortunates are compelled
to marry amongst themselves.
At no time has there been much cohesion in the
Bhangi caste; and several authorities have
36. (xx) Turaiha thought it probable that the various sub-
and Bhangi castes would separate, all the more so
that, as Mr. Crooke proves, they were
clearly of diiferent origin, and had no bond of
union save that of common occupation. This ex-
pectation has been fulfilled. All subcastes, with one
accord and everywhere, state that there is not now,
and never has been, such a thing as a Bhangi caste.
Hela, Lal Begi, Balmiki, Shaikh-Mehtar are the prin-
cipal castes of scavengers, but the fission has been com-
plete. Even such a small group as the Turaiha, which
is found in Unao and Cawnpore, claims complete
independerice.
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sells, the Churihar makes, glass bangles, whilst the
Lakhera makes lac bangles.
Mina is generaliy regarded as a mere variant for Meo.
But in Moradabad they disclaim any con-
33. (xvii) Mina nexion. They say that Jaipur is their
ancestral home : they have four exogamous
sections, two of which (Gahlot and Amethi) ally them to
the Rajputs, whilst a third (Lalsoti) aliies them to Jaipur,
as Lalsot is a village in that State. They have a per-
manent sarpanch, known as muqaddam, and selected
panches.
In Bijnor, the Ramaiya alleges that he originally came
from Sankaldip ‘beyond’ Sangla (Colom-
34. (xviii) Ram- bo) : some Ramaiyas even say that they
aiya have visited their ancestral home. From
Sankaldip the caste migrated to Bijnor,
via Jaipur and the Punjab. The geography leaves some-
thing to be desired, as there is not very much land
‘beyond’ Colombo; but Sankaldip is usually located near
Kabul, so possibiy some other ‘Sangla’ is meant.
Two or three families were found in a village in Cawn-
pore bearing the name Thakur-Arakh,
35. (xix) Thakur- obviously the descendants of a mixed
Arakh union. These unfortunates are compelled
to marry amongst themselves.
At no time has there been much cohesion in the
Bhangi caste; and several authorities have
36. (xx) Turaiha thought it probable that the various sub-
and Bhangi castes would separate, all the more so
that, as Mr. Crooke proves, they were
clearly of diiferent origin, and had no bond of
union save that of common occupation. This ex-
pectation has been fulfilled. All subcastes, with one
accord and everywhere, state that there is not now,
and never has been, such a thing as a Bhangi caste.
Hela, Lal Begi, Balmiki, Shaikh-Mehtar are the prin-
cipal castes of scavengers, but the fission has been com-
plete. Even such a small group as the Turaiha, which
is found in Unao and Cawnpore, claims complete
independerice.
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225