| 29. Folk-songs and Folk-lore of the Gehara (Kanjars). 
By W. KrrKPaTRICK. 
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| Gehard, as I have stated in a previous paper, is the inter- 
| tribal appellation of an endogamous section of 
be noticed that in the following eg verses prom- 
inence is en to the name of one Médnd, each line or verse 
beginning and ending with this aie AD iaeaaly, by way of 
invocation. Mdnd! is seemingly a sort of deified ancestor 
common to various Kanjar Pty and among the Gehdrds is 
aca et known as Mand Gur 
well-known Bec tate Siaacfeat ae with some slight varia- 
tion a Hs Crooke—is that Mdnd was attached to the Court 
of Delhi as a maker of khas-khas date (Crooke’s version is 
that he was a brush-maker ; kinch band). The King of Delhi 
had two famous wrestlers (péhlwd in) Mala and Ddandé —Crooke 
gives the names ‘‘ Kdlli and Malli’—who were champions 
of the world.’’ Anyhow Mdld and Ddnd were noted as 
athletes (Crooke: ‘‘for their skill in sw inging the athlete’s 
chain bow’’; lezdm). Médnd apparently did not take these 
two DOES pin tay and sugges an exchange of occupa- 
tions. Crooke says: ‘‘Mana happened to pass by and 
‘*taking the ae eta it so deep into the ground that no 
‘fone could withdraw it The Emperor hearing of Mand’ 
prowess and ambitions sent for him and made him reat 
with Mdlé and Dand. Needless to say Mand was victorious. 
The version of the story as given to me continues that Mala 
and Ddnd both fought Mdnd at the same time, but quickly 
seeing themselves outmatched they took a mean advantage— 
Ddnd seized Mdnd’s choti® or chuttid from behind while Mdlé 
e-W. 
‘he was the model fighter, the great hunter, the wise artificer and the 
‘unconquered chief. He was not only teacher and guide but also 
“the founder and ancestor of the tribe,’’ 
Col. Phillott has suggested to me. ee this use of Mdnd’s name at 
the ii-aporscl gs and end of a song or verse is in conformity with a com- 
in Oriental poesy and would identify Mana as the ‘writer 
2 mapa. *s Punjab Ethnography: in describing the Sdnsis (a tribe 
osely allied to the Kanjars—W. K.) divides them into two ie known 
and Malka. ‘The Bawdrids ies have asection called K malia, 
not to be confused with sa Sansis or Kanjars however ; : Kéthonclss 
with the Bawarias meaning simply ‘‘ Black blankets 
e propriety of hf ONE ced to wear the choti or chiittid by Hindu 
