Caste and Race in India c22.7

c22.7

Dāna-stutis, 81 Dangi, tribe, 80 Dards, caste, 123 Darius, 113 Darji, caste, 32 Dāsa : contrast with Ārya, 41, 46 ; merging into Sūdra and Nishāda classes, 55 ; opposition between Ārya and, 144 Dasapura, caste, 99 Dasaratha, Sūdra, wife of, 59, 80 Dasyu, 56, 82 Dayanand Swami, 165 Depressed classes : residence of, 11 ; horn as a distinguishing mark of, 12 ; disappearance of segregation in schools, 154 ; special representation in local and legislative bodies, 155, 173 ; entry into Hindu temples, 159, 172 Deshasth Brahmins : devotion to secular pursuits of, 16 ; territorial derivation of, 81 ; sub-castes of, 86 ; physical affinities of, 100, 110 Devāpi, 44 Dhangar, caste, 25, 35, 38, 120 Dharkar, caste, 8, 29, 83, 120 Dharkatta, caste, 99 Dhed, caste, 32, 83 Dhimar, caste, 33, 35, 38 Dhobi, caste, 8 ; *see* Washerman Divide and Rule policy, 164 Dom, Domb : caste, 5, 8, 26, 29, 106, 109, 120 ; prominence at the burning ghat, 26 Dosadh or Dusadh, caste, 100, 120