The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.39
The Social Organisation in North-East India in Buddha's Time c18.39
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c18.39
² The modern barber or *nâpit* occupies a higher position, as he plays a great part in all family events, such as birth, marriage and funeral. He serves as a marriage negotiator among the respectable castes and in the marriage ceremony assists the Brâhmaṇa or takes up himself, probably among the lower castes who cannot pay a Brâhmaṇa, the office of the priest. *Ibid*, p. 42.