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Glossary

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Abadhan : a village schoolmaster


Ambila : a curry with acid taste

Baboo : a respectful address prefixed to the names of gentlemen,


corresponding to English Mr, or Esq
Badi pala : the performance by two or more parties of rival pala singers

BalaGopal : the name refers to child Krishna.


Bharan : a measure of corn
Bilayati : British .
Bishodhini : a final rent received granted by a landlord to a ryot when the
balance of a year’s rent is paid iri full
Brahmabid : one who has realized the Brahman.
Brahma tala : name of a Hindu musical tune
Brindaban : a small city in the district of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, India
associated with Lord Krishna’s childhood
Buggy : a carriage

Chakala : an administrative unit formed during Maratha rule in Orissa


challan : to send an accused to police custody
Chapkan : a long Indian coat reaching to the knees
Chaprassi : an orderly peon, peon wearing a badge
choupadhi military stations
Chhamukaran : a personal accounts clerk
Chillum : the bowl or firepot of a hookah for smoking tobacco or cannabis
Chitou : a pancake made of rice paste and shredded, ground coconut
Cowries: Seashells used as currency before British rule in Orissa
Cutcherry : government offices and law courts collectively, a government or
private office

Dakshina: gifts of cash given to Brahmins at the end of a ritual


Digapalas: guardian deities
Dandidar : a broker or middleman who purchases merchandise or grains
Daroga : police officer
Dharma : duty/a good act/meritorious deed/fortune/luck/welfare/virtue acquired
by good actions
Dhoti : a piece of cloth worn round the waist; waist cloth

Dilkhosh : Light-heartedness, gaiety, gladness

Gana : according to Hindu system of astrology a series of lunar mansions


classed under three heads: deities, men and demons
Gumasta : accountant; clerk.

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Haribol : Utter the name of Lord Hari

Harilut : a grand feast where caste distinctions are ignored

Hookah : a pipe for smoking tobacco.


Huzoor : a term of respect

Jagir : rent free land

Kabuli : belonging to Kabul

Kachuri : a soft cake made from flour and pulses.

Kali : goddess Chandi or Kalika/a dark complexioned woman.


karana : a writer caste in Orissa
Karji : village accountant

Kama : a character in The Mahabharat renowned for his valour and


generosity. Kunti’s son, fathered by the Sun-god, when she
was a maiden
Kaviraja: a country physician practicing indigenous system of medicine

Ketu : an evil planet according to Hindu system of astrology

Khansma : cook

Kharadapani : an illegal exaction realized by zamindars or rent collectors from


ryots to defray the expenses of collecting the legal rent
Khandayat : a warrior caste in Orissa given rent free lan in return of
military service

Kirtan : chanting of hymns toGod by a party of singers.

Krushna : the eighth incarnation of Bishnu; Dark blue colour.

la illaha -illala - mahamad rasul illala: there is no god but god and Mohammed is his
messenger.

Magha : lunar month corresponding to November-December


Makara : the sign of Capricorn in the zodiac/a mythological marine animal (half
beast and half fish)/ the lunar month of Magha/ a god relationship or
sworn friendship set up between two persons by each feeding the
other some makara rice
Maniabandh: a design on cotton saris
Maqadam : A tenure holder under a zamindar

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Mausa : one’s mother’s sister’s husband
Mesha : Ram, sheep/ the sign of the Aries/the lunar month of Baishakh

Moffussil : rural; relating to the countryside or village


Moong: a variety of pulse
Mouza : a village, being the unit of some houses or plots, fixed for
revenue purposes
Mrudanga : Drum

Muktar : a representative of a party in a court; a lawyer of the lowest


grade,authorized agent.

Munshikhana : the office where deed writers do their work/the office of a collector’s
court; the vernacular office of a collector’s court

Nata Mandir : the dancing hall attached to a temple

Nazar . : head of a section in the Collector’s office particularly in charge of


cash; a Persian word meaning bailiff of a court; the officers controlling
the peons of a court

Paan : betel leaf /a cone of betel leaf rolled with small pieces of betel nuts
and spices inside it.

Padhiari : a door keeper ; a class of servants of the deity in Jagannath temple at


Puri

Paik : a foot soldier, peon, footman


Pala : religious songs accompanied by songs and dance; the ceremony opf
worshipping the deity, Satyanarayan

Palau : rice cooked with meat and ghee


Pancuati : a ceremony performed on the fifth day of a child’s birth when
fried rice is distributed

Pata : a hand-woven silk saree

Pathan : Mohammedan, another term for referring to a muslim


Patwari: a village officer in charge of revenue papers,; village accountant

Peshkar : a clerk who puts up papers before a superior officer

Piada : messenger, peon

Prasad : food offered to a deity

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Puri : a roll of flour fried in ghee

Rahu : the Dragon head/ evil planet according to systems of Indian astrology

Ram : interjection used when a person sees or hears or speaks a prohibited


thing/the seventh incarnation of Vishnu; the eldest son of Dasarath,
king of Ayodhya.

Rudra tala : the musical measure accompanying the tha dance of Lord Siva

Sahib : a distinguishing term used for Europeans and Eurasians, term of


respect used to address a high official
Salami : a present given to a landlord by a purchaser of. a holding or ryot, a
present given to a landlord or king by a visitor on the occasion of the
first visit, salute of cannon or gunfire in honour of distinguished
personalities.
Samkranti : the transition of the sun from one sign of the zodiac to another
Sanad : a written order signed and sealed by a king
sangata : an intimate friend

Sastra : scriptures
Sathighara : a room where godess Sathi, who protects children is worshipped
Snana Purnima: the ceremony of bathing the images of Lord Jagannath, Lord
Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra on the foil-moon day in the
lunar month of Jaistha

Sudder : administrative head-quarters of a district or division or province, a


town.

Tabla : a one-faced drum


Touji : a number given to a zamindari
Touji nabis : one who keeps a record of the touzis

Tulsi : the holy basil plant

Ukhuda : fried paddy seasoned with sugar or treacle

Yudhisthir : a character in The Mahabharat renowned for his righteousness, son


of Kunti fathered by Lord Dharma

Zamadar : head constable; the chief peon

Zamindar : a landlord
Zamindari : an estate

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