The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c14.s9.t8.31

c14.s9.t8.31

Among the *Topīkārs* (hat-wearers) Rāmachandrapant mentions the *Firāṅgis* (Portuguese), the *Ingrāj* (the English), the *Valands* (the Dutch), the *Farāsis* (the French) and the *Diṅgmār* (the Danes) by name. It is interesting that they are described according to their countries and that there is no reference to them as Europeans or as Christians. The common name for them, however, is *Topīkārs* (hat-wearers).