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DECEMBER, 1907.)
A REPORT ON THE PANJAB HILL TRIBES.
873
NO
Name of Tribe.
Occupation.
Do.
do.
Kbatris ....
Like Rajputs; merchants and servants. 8 Kayasths ...
Clerks and merchants. Goldsmiths
Makers of gold or silver ornaments. Barbers .
Shaving. Potters
Make earthenware vessels; keep beasts of burden, such
as mules, camels, etc. Washermen
Wasbing of clothes. Chhimbas ...
Dyeing and washing of clothes. 14 Carpenters
Build houses ; carve wood and sculpture; and do all
kinds of work in wood and stone. 15 Blacksmiths
Meke instruments and vessels of iron. Thathêrâ or Bharêrâ
Make instruments and vessels of brass, copper, and
spelter. Türis, Dhakis, and Dhadis Play upon instruments, sing and dance. Kolis or Dums
Agriculturists and menials to others. Rehrs or Nagûlûs ...
Do. and graze the farmers' cattle ; shepherds. Sweepers ... ... ...
do. Cobblers and shoemakers
make shoes and other things of leather. Chanals ..
and make bows and arrows. Boatmen ...
and help people in crossing rivers. Weavers
weave woollen cloth. 25 Bairâgîs ...
Beggars. 26 Sanyâsîs
Do. 27 Udasis 28 Jôgis
... ... ... Do.
LXXXIII. - Professions and Occupations, 275. The Brahmans, Rajputs, Kshatriyas, and Süds have adopted the profession of commerce and agriculture in modern times. The Brahmans and Rajputs are also given to private service. No tribe, except in the case of individuals, sticks to its original occupation.
.276. Different tribes have different occupations. No tribe sticks to one occupation as a whole. People earn their livelihood by different pursuits. The women of Brahmans and Râjpûts do no work, but make silk embroidery, sew clothes, knit socks, and so on.
277. No particular profession deserves mention. 278. There is nothing particular to say as to instruments.
279. The Túris, DhAkts, and Dhidis allow their women to practise prostitution, whether they be maids or married, and live upon their earnings.
Do.
Do.
