List of Paragraphs
Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
1. General notice.
2. The Banias a true caste: use of the name.
3. Their distinctive occupation.
4. Their distinctive status.
5. The endogamous divisions of the Banias.
6. The Banias derived from the Rājpūts.
7. Banias employed as ministers in Rājpūt courts.
8. Subcastes.
9. Hindu and Jain subcastes: divisions among subcastes.
10. Exogamy and rules regulating marriage.
11. Marriage customs.
12. Polygamy and widow-marriage.
13. Disposal of the dead and mourning.
14. Religion: the god Ganpati or Ganesh.
15. Diwāli festival.
16. Holi festival.
17. Social customs: rules about food.
18. Character of the Bania.
19. Dislike of the cultivators towards him.
20. His virtues.
21. The moneylender changed for the worse.
22. The enforcement of contracts.
23. Cash coinage and the rate of interest.
24. Proprietary and transferable rights in land.
25. The Bania as a landlord.
26. Commercial honesty.