Vulgar words in The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume II (Page 1)
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This fits in very well with the name, as Golak means a bastard, and the termination _purab_ would be from Purabia; but it is probably the name which has given rise to the story, or at any rate to the supposed descent from a Purabia.
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Another proverb quoted by Mr. Crooke is, '_Bharbhunja ka larki kesar ka tika_,' or 'The Bharbhunja's slut with saffron on her forehead,' meaning one dressed in borrowed plumes.
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Below these comes the body of the caste and below them is a group known as the Chhoti Tad or bastard Bhilalas, to which are relegated the progeny of irregular unions and persons expelled from the caste for social offences.
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Now the term Chaukhutia in Chhattisgarhi signifies a bastard, and the story related above is obviously intended to signify that the Chaukhutia Bhunjias are of mixed descent from the Gonds and Halbas.
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The Chaukhutia will not eat food cooked by other members of his own community, and this is a restriction found only among those of bastard descent, where every man is suspicious of his neighbour's parentage.
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The Dhimar often acts as a pimp, this being an incident of his profession of indoor servant.
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The Dhobi's donkey is a familiar sight as one meets him on the road still toiling as in the time of Issachar between two bundles of clothes each larger than himself, and he has also become proverbial, '_Dhobi ka gadha neh ghar ka neh ghat ka_,' 'The Dhobi's donkey is always on the move'; and 'The ass has only one master (a washerman), and the washerman has only one steed (an ass).'