. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . e Punjaub, Sinde, Rajpootana, Guzeratand the Konkans above Goa. According to the learnedDoctor Bhow Dajee—who was a Shenwee—they have onlybeen settled in the Konkans for about 700 years. Shenwee,according to the Reverend Dr. Wilson, is probably a mali-cious nick-name given by the Chitpawan Brahmins, whoaffirm that they are descended from a lascivious Chitpawan,who finding a low-caste girl gathering Shen or cow-dung,made her a mother. The other derivation suggested by thereverend gentleman seem
. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . e Punjaub, Sinde, Rajpootana, Guzeratand the Konkans above Goa. According to the learnedDoctor Bhow Dajee—who was a Shenwee—they have onlybeen settled in the Konkans for about 700 years. Shenwee,according to the Reverend Dr. Wilson, is probably a mali-cious nick-name given by the Chitpawan Brahmins, whoaffirm that they are descended from a lascivious Chitpawan,who finding a low-caste girl gathering Shen or cow-dung,made her a mother. The other derivation suggested by thereverend gentleman seems much more probable—viz., thatShenwee is an abbreviation of a Kanarese word, Shanbog,which means a scribe or village accountant. From time immemorial Shcnwees have been distinguished THE SHfeNWEES GOOD QUALITIES. 135 at the desk, on the field of battle, in diplomacy andgovernment, in commerce, and latterly in literature andscience, especially medicine and surgery. The Sindias minis-tries were almost entirely composed of Shenwees, whoproved always staunch and reliable in a crisis, sagacious. A SHfeNWEE STUDENT. in council, courageous in action. Balloba Tattya, manytimes referred to in my historical sketch, was a typicalShenwee of his times. During the present century, despitethe jealousy and virulent opposition of the Brahmins, theyhave steadily risen in all branches of public life; for they 136 OUR TROUBLES IN POONA AND THE DECCAN. are not vindictive, they ar enot over-bearing, nor cruel whenin power, they are not rapacious nor miserly, but generousand fair in their dealings, and they are the best of has been the fashion to say that they are not soastute as the Brahmins. They may not be so quick and,in so far as astuteness means cunning, they are certainlyincapable of those intricate intrigues which are the verylife of many of the cleverest Brahmins. They may not beso quick at discerning character, but their judgment issounder and more charitable. They are kno
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