Kan (tribe)
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 Domba |
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The Kan (
Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
Origin
The Kan, a small
Present circumstances
The Kan are still involved in the traditional occupation of umbrella repairing, and during the chaitra or rainy season, the community entirely devotes itself to the construction and repairing umbrellas. This season last for almost six months, while for the remaining six months the community is involved in daily wage labour. A significant numbers of the community are now cultivators. They grow mainly paddy and wheat.
The Kan occupies distinct quarters in villages known as a paras. Each of these settlements contains an informal caste council known as a panchayat, which acts as an instrument of social control. The community are strictly endogamous, and marry close kin.[3]
See also
- Domba
References
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Austro-Asiatic |
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