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- noun Plural form of
Kol .
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Kols that they came to Chota Nagpur after the Bhuiyas be accepted, and tradition on the point of priority of immigration is often trustworthy, then it follows that the Bhuiyas must be a Munda tribe.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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In Bilaspur they also carry litters and work as navvies and stonebreakers like the Kols.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The Gondia subcaste is clearly an offshoot from the Gond tribe, but a large proportion of the whole caste in the Central Provinces is probably derived from the Gonds or Kols, members of this latter tribe being especially proficient as palanquin-bearers.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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The actual name Dahait is also given by Mr. Crooke as a subdivision of the Kols, and he states it to have the meaning of 'villager,' from _dehat_, a village.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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Bhuiya and it comprises Gonds and Kols, but the claim of the Pauris to the dominion they arrogate is admitted by all; even Brahmans and
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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There is some reason for supposing that they are an occupational offshoot of the Kols and Cheros, who have become a distinct group through taking to the manufacture of edible catechu from the wood of the _khair_ tree.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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Kols for the headman of a village, whence it has been adopted as an honorific title for the tribe.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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The Kols of the tiger clan think that if they were to sit up for a tiger over a kill the tiger would not come and would be deprived of his food, and that they themselves would fall ill.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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The Kathotia clan of Kols is named after _kathota_,
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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In Chota Nagpur those Kols who have partly adopted Hinduism and become to some degree civilised are called
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894
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