Religion and Society Among the HarijansEthnological study of the Harijans of Dharwar, Karnataka; data collected during 1960-1963. |
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... Lalabegis have been allowed to enter public places only since Independence . Still , the scavengers hesitate to mingle with higher caste people in public places since they really consider themselves inferior . Many instances are told of ...
... Lalabegis have been allowed to enter public places only since Independence . Still , the scavengers hesitate to mingle with higher caste people in public places since they really consider themselves inferior . Many instances are told of ...
Page 35
... Lalabegis and Malkhānis are scavengers ; so they come below all the other seven castes . On the basis of occupation , they can be brought under these groups : ( a ) Leather Workers : ( b ) Scavengers : Dhor , Samagår Machigär Local ...
... Lalabegis and Malkhānis are scavengers ; so they come below all the other seven castes . On the basis of occupation , they can be brought under these groups : ( a ) Leather Workers : ( b ) Scavengers : Dhor , Samagår Machigär Local ...
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... by all the groups . A few Malkhanis have learnt Urdu , owing to the influence of Muslim culture . Lalabegis have picked up the regional language of the area Total literate 31 where they stay ; those who stay Social Structure 43.
... by all the groups . A few Malkhanis have learnt Urdu , owing to the influence of Muslim culture . Lalabegis have picked up the regional language of the area Total literate 31 where they stay ; those who stay Social Structure 43.
Common terms and phrases
12th century According Ambedkar auspicious B. R. Ambedkar Banni Basaveshvara Basavis belonging betel Bhooma birth Brahmins bride caste Hindus castemen celebrated Chalwadi considered customs death Deepawali deities devotees Dhōr Dhors diseases feast festival day full moon day Gandhiji given gods and goddesses groups Harijan castes Harijan localities Harijans of Dharwar heaven hell high caste higher castes Hindu Hindu society Hinduism Holeya Hōli Hubli Hulsavārs Hunnive India Islam Jõgatis Karnatak University Karnataka Kārya killed known Lalabegis leaders leather Lingayat Machigars Mådar Madiga Mādigās magic Maharashtra Mahatma Gandhi Malkhāni Mallayya marriage married month Muslim Nayana neem one's performed person pollution priest Rāmāyana Ramoshi religion religious removal of Untouchability remove Untouchability rite ritual ceremonies rôles sacred saints Samagars scavengers Shaktism Shiva shrine social socio-religious Sociogram status sub-castes Sūdra supposed Telugu temples town traditional occupations tree Untouchability Varna Veerashaiva village women worship Yallamma