Category: Archaeology & Anthropology

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

Thurston, Edgar, 1855-1935; Rangachari, K. [Contributor]· 3 chapters· 132,501 words

Tacchan.--The name of the carpenter sub-division of Kammalans, and further returned, at the census, 1891, as an occupational sub-division by some Paraiyans. Taccha Karaiyan has been recorded as a name for some members of the Karaiyan fishing caste. The Tacchasastram, or scienc...

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3. Act IV, Madras, 1896, sambandham means an alliance between a man

and woman, by reason of which they, in accordance with the custom of the community to which they belong, or either of them belongs, cohabit or intend to cohabit as husband and w...

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Tacchan.--The name of the carpenter sub-division of Kammalans, and further returned, at the census, 1891, as an occupational sub-division by some Paraiyans. Taccha Karaiyan has...

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