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Social stratification in rural Kumaon

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Oxford University Press, 1976 - Social classes - 213 pages

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Contents

CASTE AND DISTRIBUTION OF POWER
20
CASTE AND THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM
85
POLITICAL CHANGES AND CASTE STRUCTURE
121
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Social stratification in rural Kumaon
Social stratification in rural Kumaon
R. D. Sanwal
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acquire agnatic agricultural agriculturists antecedants artisan Askot assigned Atkinson Baman basis belonging Bhal-Baman Bith Brahmin British administration British rule caste in Kumaon ceremonies Chand kings Chand rule Chauthani clan cultivators Das-Dholi dharmadhikari differentiated distinctions dominance endogamy formal former grants Gurkha gusain hereditary Hindu immigrant Brahmin important individuals inferior intermarriage Jimdar kaini Kathu Katyuri khaikar khalait Khasi Khasi group Khasi-Baman Khasi-Jimdar Khattri Kshatriya Kshettri Kumaoni society labour land landlord latter lineage marriage menial mobility Nandhoti Nepal nomic occupational groups orthodox Pachbiri Pande paternal caste Pitali political and economic political power polluting pre-British prestige priests privileges proprietors purohit Rajbar Rajput rank regard regions relations relationship religious ritual status roles rural Kumaon sambandh sanctions sayana secular Shudra sirtan slaves social socio-ritual status groups status structure status superiority stratification structure of caste sub-caste tenants Thakur Thakur-Rajput thatwan Thul-jat tion traditional traditionally Traill varna village

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TitleSocial stratification in rural Kumaon
AuthorR. D. Sanwal
PublisherOxford University Press, 1976
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized20 Feb 2009
Length213 pages
  
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