Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7

Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 4 of 7

By Edgar Thurston
Michael Caine
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Length16h 52m

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Excerpt: "The word Korono is said to be derived from kirāni, which means a writer or clerk. The origin of the Koronos is uncertain. One writer says that they are Kāyasts of Northern India, who are of Kshatriya origin. Mr. R. C. Dutt says, in his History of Ancient India, that, according to Manu, the Koronos belong to the Kshatriya Vratyas, who do not perform the religious rites. And, in the Raghuvamsa, the poet Kālidāsa describes Koronos as the offspring of a Vaisya and a Sūdra woman, and he is supported by the lexicographer Amara Sinha. It is said that the ancestors of the Koronos were brought from Northern India by Yayātikēsari, King of Orissa (447—526 A.D.), to supply the want of writers and clerks in certain parts of Orissa. The Koronos are worshippers of Vishnu. Their ceremonies are performed with the aid of Brāhman priests. The remarriage of widows is not permitted. They eat [2]fish, and the flesh of goats and deer. The Uriya Koronos observe the gōsha system, and carry it to such an extent that, after a girl attains puberty, she is not allowed to appear before her elder brother. Their titles are Patnaik and Mahanti."

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GenreHistory, Spirituality and Religion
Length16 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1List of Illustrations.
6L (pt. 1)
2Volume IV.
7L (pt. 2)
3K (Continued) (pt. 1)
8M (pt. 1)
4K (Continued) (pt. 2)
9M (pt. 2)
5K (Continued) (pt. 3)
10M (pt. 3)

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