Khilji Dynasty [A. D. 1290 TO 1320] Jalaluddin Firozshah Khalji During the reign of the sultans of the so-called slave dynasty, Khaljis were very popular. They occupied various significant posts in the administration of the slave rulers. In the year A.D.1290 one Jalaluddin Khalji after dethroning the weak sultan of the slave dynasty, Kaiqubad, captured […]
Read More »Balijas though generally known as trading castes were also known to be cultivators. In their customs there was very little difference between the Kapus and Balijas. The general name or title among the Balijas was Naidu. The name Balija was said to be derived from the Sanskrit Bali (sacrifice) and ja (born) signifying that the […]
Read More »Acchuvaru are Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, as ” Oriya-speaking carriers of grain, etc., on pack bullocks. Treated as a sub-division of Gaudo.” The Acchuvarus are not Oriya people, but are attached to the Devanga weavers, and receive their name from the fact that they do acchupani, i.e., thread the long comb-like structures of […]
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The language of the Todas of the Nilgiri hills, concerning which Dr. W. H. R. Rivers writes as follows. Bernhard Schmid, who wrote in 1837, appears to have known more of the true Toda language than anyone who has written since, and he ascribes two thirds of the Toda vocabulary to Tamil, and was unable […]
Read More »The language of the Savaras of Ganjam and Vizagapatam. One of the Munda languages. Concerning the Munda linguistic family, Mr. Grierson writes as follows. “The denomination Munda (adopted by Max Miiller) was not long allowed to stand unchallenged. Sir George Campbell in 1866 proposed to call the family Kolarian. He was of opinion that Kol […]
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