[The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) by R.V. Russell]@TWC D-Link bookThe Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) PART I 53/364
Many in Bombay carry on trade with Zanzibar, Java and the Malay Peninsula." _Bhatnagar_ .-- A subcaste of Kayasth. _Bhatpagar_ .-- (Wage of rice.) A section of Katia. _Bhikshakunti_ .-- (_Bhiksha_, begging; _kunti_, lame.) A subcaste of Kapewar who are the Bhats or bards of the caste. _Bhil_ .-- A tribe.
A subcaste of Pardhi. _Bhilaophod_ .-- (Those who extract oil from the _bhilawa_ nut, _Semecarpus anacardium_.) Subcaste of Kol. _Bhilsaiyan_, _Bhilsia_, _Bhilasia_ .-- (From Bhilsa, a town in Gwalior State.) A section and surname of Jijhotia Brahmans.
A section of Purania Sunar and of Rathor Teli and Teli. _Bhima_ .-- A small caste belonging to the Mandla and Seoni Districts.
They are musicians of the Gond tribe and dance and beg at their weddings.
The caste are an offshoot of the Gonds, their exogamous septs having Gond names, as Marabi, Markam, Dhurwa, Parteti, Tekam and so on; but they now marry among themselves.
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