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 BIBLIOGRAPHY - Books on History, Tribes and Castes in India 

 

"Most of these books were written before 1857 and of people other than Punjab and Sindh, who are mostly covered by Sr. 1, 10, 12, 31, 32, 33 and be read with history of punjab, Sindh, Afghanistan, Persia and Central Asia to ascertain happenings in North India and it's tribe. Books at Sr. 1, 2, 17, 29, 31-34 are most interesting; narrating origin, custom and doings of castes in India. These also record common proverbs on each main caste, which display traits of individual castes." - L. Brig. Dilbagh Singh

 

1. D. Ibbetson; Punjab Castes, 1883 (published in 1916) (Lyall andBarnes , Kangra Report).

 

2. W.Crooke Rep 1974; Tribes and castes of NW India-UP (4 vols,A-Z).

 

3. JN Bhatacharya; Hindu castes and sects, 1896, Rep 1973.

 

4. Sherring; Hindu castes and tribes.

 

5, J,Wilson; Indian castes.

 

6. G.Cambell; Ethnology of India.

 

7, J.H. Hutton; Castes in India.

 

8. Illiot; Races of NWP.

 

9, H.H, Risley; Tribes and castes in Bengal, People of India.

 

10. J.D. Cunningham; History of Sikhs.

 

11, Grant Duff, revised by Edwardes, 1921; History of Marathas. , Jadu Nath Sarkar 1973; Shivaji and his times.

 

12. Tod; Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan.

 

13. M. Elphinstone; Ancient India- Hindu and Moslem period.

 

14, E.H, Blunt; Castes and tribes of NWP-UP.

 

15. Malcom; Central India.

 

16, Dalton; Ethnology of Benga.

 

17. R,V. Russel and Rai Bahadur Hiralal,Rep 1975 ; Tribes and 3 castes of C.P.

 

18, Thurston; Tribes and castes of South India.

 

19, Sterling; Orissa Brahmins20, Berkley; Castes in India.

 

21. Whitney; History of Wor1d(Vol. I; India; Nomads of Central Asia.

 

22. llliot and Dowson; History of India ( 8 vols).

 

23. History books by VD Mahajan, Smith, Mazumdar etc.

 

24. FE Parglterg Indian Historical traditions(Vedic perlod)1922 ..; PL Bhergava; India in Vedic Age; (Vedic period), 1956. `, KP Jayaswal; Hindu Polity 1924 (Ancient Post Mahabharat RC Mazumdar; The Vedic Agé Republics)

 

25. Hluen Tsang Travels(by wattar) ln 629 AU; Fahien and Itsing.

 

26. Greek writers like Mackrindle India

 

27. Vishnu and other Purans

 

28. Manav Dharma Shastra i.e. Manu Smritl by Burnell and  Hopkln 1884 and other writers

 

29. Al India and State census of 1881, 1891,1901, 1911, 1921, 1931; population, description and doings of castes, and percentage in various professions.

 

30. Imperial Gazetteers of India, 1908, A-Z.

 

31, T.Postan 1843; Sindh.

 

32. A. Adm I899; Ragputana States.

 

33. L Von Orllch, 1 5; Travels in India-Sindh and Punjab.

 

34. W.Crook Vol I, Rep 1925; Tavernier Travels in India.

 

35. Parkash A Raj and Others; India - a travel survival kit, 1981 V 4th Ed 1990; for tourism in India and gives history.36. Fraser Tytler, 1950· Afghan1stan.T.L, Pennell; 1909; Among the Wild Tribes of Afghan Frontier.

 

37. T.D. Broughton; Maharatha Camp during 1809 (Daulat Rao Sindhia).

 

38, Mohan Lal travels in North India in 1831.

 

39. Sleeman Tour of Awadh in 1800.

 

40. M J Akbar; Nehrus.

 

41. Bipin Chandra, 1986, Modern India.

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