Tant
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Tant
Synonyms: Tantubai, Tati [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Tantubaya [West Bengal] Groups/subgroups: Nicha, Ucha [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Galatanti, Kanditanti, Matiatanti, Ranganitanti [OnssaJ Bonajtanti, Pantanti, Sambalpuri tanti Uripura] Aswini, Aswinitanti, Balarami, Barddhamaner, Barnakal Aswini, Madhukari, Madhyakul Aswini, Purandari, Uttarkul [West Bengal]
- Subcastes: Aswini Tanti, Baiswara, Balarami, Baudadhia, Gala Tanti, Hansi-Tanti, Jaiswara, Kahar, Kanauja, Kature,
Kora, Magi, Marialli, Matibans-Tanti etc. in Behar and Bengal, Nir, Pattar, Rarhi Vaahabi [H.H. Risley] Titles: Maharana [Orissa] Baisak, Basakh, Behar, Chand, Chhagri (goat), Dalai (broker), Jachandar (appraiser), Mesha (sheep), Mukhim (supervisor), Nandi, Orissa, Pal etc. in Bengal [H.H. Risley] Surnames: Bivar, Bogh, Dhan, Karmakar, Kumhar, Nandi, Satri, Sika, Sunar, Tanti, Tasha [Assam] Tanti, Tantubai [Bihar and/or Jharkhand] Maharana, Nayek [Orissa] Basak, Das, Dey, Dutta, Guin, Kar, Mandal, Nandi, Pal, Sadhu, Sarkar [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans: Adisha [Orissa] Gotra: Bharadwaj, Goutam, Kashyap, Kulrishi, Sabarna, Sandilya, Vatsa [West Bengal] Exogamous units/clans (gotar): Kachchap, Nag, Sal [Bihar and/or Jharkhand]
- Sections: Aladasi, Aliman, Attri etc. in Bengal, Bararasi, Behar, Bharadwaj, Biswamitra, Chamartali, Gargarishi,
Goutam, Hindua, Kacyapa, Kulya Rishi, Madhukulya, Orissa, Parasara, Sandilya Vyasa [H.H. Risley]
