Project Gutenberg 2013-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 504 Thurston, Edgar 1855 1935 Rangachari, K. Rangachariyar, Kadambi, Dewan Bahadur Rangachariyar, Kadambi Rangachar, K. Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 6 of 7 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 6 of 7" by Edgar Thurston is an anthropological study written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the various castes and tribes found in Southern India, particularly discussing their origins, social practices, and cultural significance. It elaborates on the Palli or Vanniyan caste, emphasizing their historical claims of royal lineage, rituals, and the socio-political dynamics they navigate within the broader context of Indian caste structure. The opening of this volume provides a detailed examination of the Palli or Vanniyan caste, tracing their historical claims to nobility and royal ancestry. It discusses the caste's attempts to assert their social standing by aligning themselves with Kshatriya traditions, including their rich ceremonial practices surrounding marriage and worship, particularly related to deities from the Mahabharata. The text references various historical documents, attempts at social reclassification, and the evolution of their societal roles from erstwhile rulers to agricultural laborers. This intricate portrayal sets the stage for deeper exploration of caste dynamics and rituals throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42996/42996-h/images/front-cover.jpg en Caste -- India, South Tribes -- India, South Ethnology -- India, South India, South -- Social life and customs DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 979713 979722 2024-09-18T06:17:10.182844 2023-09-18T14:32:55.733615 text/html text/html 1002652 2013-06-21T04:55:58 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2606999 2013-06-21T04:56:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2765235 2024-09-18T06:17:24.536810 application/epub+zip 2779902 2024-09-18T06:17:13.383854 application/epub+zip 455030 2024-09-18T06:17:11.743845 application/epub+zip 3048567 2024-09-18T06:17:32.511734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2964238 2024-09-18T06:17:22.868802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619739 2022-09-19T15:51:07.540008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835964 835842 2024-09-18T06:17:07.852866 2023-09-18T14:32:53.535570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 835660 2013-06-21T04:55:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 314786 2013-06-21T04:56:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 835694 2013-06-21T04:55:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 314650 2013-06-21T04:56:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21499 2024-09-18T06:17:32.670847 application/rdf+xml 14909 2024-09-18T06:17:11.896838 image/jpeg 2172 2024-09-18T06:17:11.821872 image/jpeg 2600775 2024-09-18T06:17:10.339842 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia