ABSTRACT
The majority of the Dacca Kándús belong to the two last, and are usually called ‘Bha_r-bhunjás’, from their parching and grinding grain, and preparing ‘Sattú’, or flour. Another equally common designation is Panch Píriyá Kándús, from the religious sect to which they all belong. The Dacca Kándús originally came from Damdáhá, in Purneah; but having resided for several generations in Bengal are known as Kho]ntá, or degraded, and Deswálí, or alien, Kándús, by their Hindustání brethren, who decline all communication with them.
