Books about "Komarpant"

Chhattisgarh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. (Book, 2003) [WorldCat.org]

The term Komarpant is derived from the word kuwari (maiden girl) and the people of the community claim that they are the descendants of Kama ... Gardening was the traditional occupation of the Komarpants. There is a myth that long ago, ..

Fair and Festivals of India - Chhattisgarh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh. Vol - 4

Authors - Madan Prasad Bezbaruah; Phal S Girota; Krishna Gopal
Publisher: New Delhi : Gyan Publ. House, 2003.


India's communities
Kumar Suresh Singh, Anthropological Survey of ... - 1998 - 2510 pages
The term Komarpant is derived from the word kuwari, meaning maiden. They claim to be the descendants of Karna, the son of Kunti, a Kumari Mata (unmarried mother) of the Mahabharata. Konkani is their mother tongue and they all are ..

People Of India- National Series (vols. Iv-vi. Set) (a-z)- Indias Communities by  K.s. Singh
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Österreichische Leo-Gesellschaft, Görres ... - 1955 This can be seen from what is done in the Komarpant community. In Binge, a village near Karwar, ... a Komarpant family used to offer one member each year as a human sacrifice, at the stone of Bali Bir. It is clear, therefore, ... A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara By Vithal Raghavendra Mitragotri Book overview Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Goa University, 1994). Snippet view - 1999 - 271 pages A socio-cultural history of Goa from the Bhojas to the Vijayanagara Author: Vithal R Mitragotri Publisher: Panaji Goa Inst. Menezes Braganza 1999 Goa  By Pra. Pā Śiroḍakara, H. K. Mandal, Anthropological Survey of India Page 118 Source