The Caste System of Northern India

Contents: Preface. 1. The nature of caste. 2. The evolution of caste. 3. Caste, sub-caste and marriage. 4. Caste, sub-caste and marriage--contd. 5. Commensal and other similar restrictions of caste. 6. The system of caste government. 7. Sectarian castes. 8. Hill castes. 9. \'Gipsy\' castes. 10. Caste and Islam. 11. New castes, and new information about old castes. 12. Caste in relation to occupation. 13. The economic aspects of caste. 14. Caste in relation to religion. 15. Caste in relation to law. 16. Caste in the past, present and future. Appendices. Index. 

"There is no bigger complicated social phenomenon than Indian caste system. It has intrigued the foreigners as well as Indians alike. That is why researchers and consequent books keep on coming on the subject. Here is a painstaking study by a British census officer who studied and concluded his findings in a most lucid and readable style. Since it has come from a compassionate author it is of purely academic, but at the same time quite authentic. It will be useful and readable for both common readers as well as scholars." (jacket)