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ing walls. In a few exceptional cases walls were erected
with bricks and mud or mortar.
The Kaliparaj House : The Kaliparaj people inhabit-
ing this village are not so primitive as their tribesmen in
the adjoining territories of the States of Dharampore
and Bansda, or the Chaudhras of Mandvi Taluka, or the
Bhils of the Panch Mahals. Nevertheless the original
primitiveness of their forefathers is still found reflected
in the way in which they live. As already explained,
they do not stay in one area, but in groups of eight to
ten families. These are called Falias. Each Falia has
a distinct name of its own, whether derived from the name
of one of the well-known residents, or from the name of
a lake or a tank found in the Falia or sometimes from
the name of the neighbouring village* Atgam consists of
ten such Falias named Moti, Undi, Patatalao, Bhony-
awad, Char, Patalawadi, Ghuriyawad, Bahadurfalia,
Segwafalia and Rojasamer. Chari and Segwafalia are
so named because they are in the vicinity of the villages
bearing those names. Ghuriyawad and Bahadurfalia
derived their nomenclature, as our enquiry showed,
from the names of two famous dwellers, Ghuriyo and
Bahadurio. In Patatalao there is still a tank of that name.
For the names of other falias no satisfactory explanation
is forthcoming.
The housing of these tribes varies with the status of
the occupants. The cottages of Dublas and Naikas who
constitute the bulk of the labouring class are generally
very small. Most of them are from about 100 to 200
sq. feet in area. The cottages and houses of the farm-
ing populace are comparatively large and more roomy.
Cattle-sheds are, as a rule, found in the immediate vici-
nity of the tenements. Entrances are often too low for
an adult to walk in. Doors and windows seem to have
been ruled out of the construction of cottages. There
are, however, a few large tiled houses wnich are in-
habited jointly by a number of families who originally
belonged to the same stock.