Pindari

Malcolm considered that the name Pindari was derived from _pinda_, an intoxicating drink, and was given to them on account of their dissolute habits.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

But there is a community called Pindari who prefers death over disrespect.

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"A strange wild place," he'd said, and talked of the Pindari bandits and Thugs and Maharatta scoundrels - well, I knew it had been hell's punch-bowl in the old days, but I'd thought since we'd annexed it that it must be quieter now.

Fiancée 2010

Some of them, "says he, impressively," are Pindari bandits - or used to be, that is.

Fiancée 2010

I think the issue is more with Pindari warriors wearing jeans in 19th century India - rather than Salman's undoubtedly awesome sense of style.

Jeans and Veer - a quick note. erkenbrand 2010

The Pindari and Sundadhunga valleys at the southern edge of the Nanda Devi massif were recommended for designation as a sanctuary to protect their reportedly large and viable ungulate and pheasant populations.

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India 2008

There are certainly some alpine valleys such as Ralam, Pindari, Sunderdhunga, Khatling and Harkidoon, which may originally have been comparable in number of plant species but all have been degraded by overgrazing and medicinal plant collection.

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India 2008

The marauding Pindari tribes, after raiding British territory, were suppressed and broken up by Hastings; hostile Maratha leaders were also defeated, leaving only Nepal, the Sikh state, and Afghanistan independent of direct or indirect British control.

D. South and Southeast Asia, 1753-1914 2001

Some of them, "says he, impressively," are Pindari bandits — or used to be, that is.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975

"A strange wild place," he'd said, and talked of the Pindari bandits and Thugs and Maharatta scoundrels — well, I knew it had been hell's punch-bowl in the old days, but I'd thought since we'd annexed it that it must be quieter now.

Flashman In The Great Game Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1975