Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Kīchagāra

Kīchagāra.— A small class of Canarese basket-makers and beggars. The name is said to be derived from kichaku, meaning an imitative sound, in reference to the incessant noise which the Kīchagāras make when begging.

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