o distinguish them from Raj-Gonds.

_Rawanvansi_.--Name of a clan of Gosain mendicants.

_Rawat_.--A title borne by some minor Rajput chiefs. Probably a
diminutive of Rajputra, the original form of the term Rajput. An
honorific title of Gonds and Savars in Saugor and Damoh. The name by
which the Ahir caste is generally known in Chhattisgarh. A subcaste
and title of Khairwar. A title sometimes used by Sunars and Brahmans
in Bundelkhand and by Lodhis. A subcaste of Mehtar and Mali. A section
of Arakh, Banjara, Binjhwar, Dhanwar, Kawar, Khairwar, Kunbi, Nat,
Patwa, Panwar Rajput, and Sudh.

_Reddi_.--A synonym for the Kapewar or Kapu caste; a subcaste of
Kapewar and Gandli.

_Redka_.--A small labouring caste of Sambalpur. They are apparently
the result of intermarriages between some members of the Reddi or
Kapu cultivating caste of Telingana, who came to Sambalpur during
the Orissa famine of 1866, with low-class Uriya women. They still
speak Telugu among themselves, using Uriya to outsiders. Only one
curious feature of the marriage ceremony of the Redkas need be noticed
here. This is that the officiating Brahman actually places a red-hot
copper seal on the arms of the bride and bridegroom as a symbol of
sealing the marriage bond. In other respects their customs resemble
those of low-caste Uriyas.

_Rekwar_.--Subcaste of Dhimar.

_Rig-Vedi_.--Sectarian division of Brahmans.

_Rikhiasan Mahatwar_.--Subcaste of Bhuiya.

_Ritha Biknath_.--One who prepares and sells soap-nuts for washing
clothes. Subcaste of Jogi.

_Rohidasi_.--Honorific term for a Chamar. It signifies a follower
of the sect of Rohidas in Northern India. The Chamars often describe
themselves by this name instead of their caste name.

_Rohilla_.--A Pathan tribe who have settled in Rohilkhand or the
Bareilly tract of the United Provinces. They derive their name from
Roh, the designation given to the country where the Pushto language
is spoken by residents of Hindustan. The word Roh, like Koh, means
a mountain, and Rohilla therefore signifies a highlander. [484] The
Rohilla Pathans occupied Rohilkhand in the eighteenth century. Their
name first attracted attention when Warren Hastings was charged with
hiring out British troops for their suppression. The Rohillas say that
they are of Coptic origin, and that driven out of Egypt by one of the
Pharaohs they wandered westward till they arrived under that part of
the mountains of Afghanistan known as Sulaim