Blunt, Edward : The caste system of northern India: with special reference to the united provinces of Agra and Oudh (London, 1931)

LIST OF CASTE NAMES

Shershahi

Siddiqi

Singhariya

Singiwala

Soiri

Solanki

Sombansi

Sombatta

Sonar

Sonkhar

Srivastava

Sudra

Sulaimani

Sivang

Taga

Taihal

Tajik

Tamboli

Tamta

Tank

Taqwi

Tarin

Tarkihar

Tawaif

Teli

Teliyabans
Thakur-A rakh
Tharu

Thathera

Tilam

Tirwa

Todar Mali

Tomar

Turai

Subcaste name, from the Afg'han king'
Sher Shah

Section of both Shaikhs and Saiyids
New caste of groundnut growers
Subcaste of Nats
A caste of labourers
Rajput sept
Rajput sept
Subcaste of Khatiks
Caste of g'oldsmiths
Subcaste of Khatiks
Subcaste of Kayasthas and other castes
A varna. The Aryan labouring- and
menial class
Shaikh section

‘Master’ (slang); subcaste of Barwars

Caste of landowners and agriculturists
Subcaste of Khatiks
(i) A Mog-hul section; (2) name given
to original Persian inhabitants of
Afghanistan by the Muslims
Caste of betel growers and sellers
Coppersmiths; a group of hill-Doms
Subcaste of Sonars
Saiyid section
Pathan tribe

Caste of makers of ornaments
Caste of dancers and prostitutes
Caste of oil-pressers and general trad-
ers

‘Of Teli stock’; subcaste name
Mixed caste in Cawnpore
Tribe lesiding in the Tarai; agricul-
turists

Caste of brass workers
A Barwar subcaste

Tinsmiths and knife grinders; a group
of hill-Doms

Subcaste name, from Akbar’s minister,
Raja Todar Mal
Rajput sept
Subcaste of Bawariyas

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