(h) Occupation (continued 1)
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Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Source notes
1 The country of Gondwāna properly included the Satpūra plateau and a section of the Nāgpur plain and Nerbudda valley to the south and west.
2Early History of India, 3rd ed. p. 337.
3 Art. Gondwāna.
4Linguistic Survey, Munda and Dravidian Languages, iv. p. 285.
5Notes, p. 15.
6 Garha is six miles from Jubbulpore.
7 See article on Kol.
8 Mr. Standen’s Betūl Settlement Report.
9 The argument in this section will be followed more easily if read after the legend in the following paragraphs.
10Highlands of Central India (Chapman & Hall).
11Deo-khulla or threshing-floor of the gods. See section on Religion.
12 Passage from Mr. Hislop’s version.
13 Dhūpgarh in Pachmarhi might be indicated, which has a steep summit.
14Terminalia arjuna.
15 This extract is reproduced by permission of the publishers, Messrs. Chapman & Hall, London.
16 Tekām the teak tree, Markām the mango tree, and Telengām the Telugu. These are the names of well-known exogamous septs.
17 See section on Religion.
18 See also art. Kahār.
19 The theory is stated and explained in vol. iv. of Exogamy and Totemism.
20 See para. 15.
21Boswellia serrata.
22Semecarpus anacardium.
23Anogeissus latifolia.
24Diosypyros tomentosa.
25 One rupee = 1s. 4d.
26 From Mr. Langhorne’s monograph.
27 The above rite has some resemblance to the test required of the suitors of Penelope in the Odyssey of bending the bow of Odysseus and shooting an arrow through the axes, which they could not perform.
28 The information on child-birth is obtained from papers by Mr. Durga Prasād Pānde, Extra Assistant Commissioner, and the Rev. Mr. Franzen of Chhindwāra, and from notes taken in Mandla.
29 See articles on Kunbi, Kurmi, and Mehtar.
30Boswellia serrata.
31 The following examples of names were furnished by the Rev. Mr. Franzen and Mr. D. P. Pande.
32 See article on Kurmi.
33Boswellia serrata.
34 Deputy-Commissioner, Chhīndwāra. The note was contributed to the Central Provinces Census Report for 1881 (Mr. Drysdale).
35Ghora, a horse.
36Diospyros tomentosa.
37Cassia fistula.
38 This is incorrect, at present at any rate, as the Karma is danced during the harvest period. But it is probable that the ritual observances for communal fishing and hunting have now fallen into abeyance.
39C. P. Gazetteer (1871), Introduction, p. 130.
40 This section contains some information furnished by R. B. Hīra Lāl.