Category: Archaeology & Anthropology

Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 1 of 7

Thurston, Edgar, 1855-1935; Rangachari, K. [Contributor]· 2 chapters· 133,749 words

In 1894, equipped with a set of anthropometric instruments obtained on loan from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, I commenced an investigation of the tribes of the Nilgiri hills, the Todas, Kotas, and Badagas, bringing down on myself the unofficial criticism that "anthropologica...

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2. did. It is an interesting fact that, though the Ambattans are one of

Manu's base-born castes, whose touch causes pollution which requires the pouring of water over the head to remove it, they are one of the most Brahmanised of the lower castes. N...

1. Volume I--A and B

In 1894, equipped with a set of anthropometric instruments obtained on loan from the Asiatic Society of Bengal, I commenced an investigation of the tribes of the Nilgiri hills,...