. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . on the great spurs runningdown from the Ghauts, or nestling in the stupendous ravinesthat penetrate to the very foot of the range, from Mhyput-ghur, near Mahabaleshwur, as far as the Phonda Ghaut, onehundred and twenty miles southward, where they come incontact with the Sawants and other Mahratta families ofinferior descent who have spread upwards from Sawantwaree. The Syadree type of Mahratta differs entirely from theordinary Mahratta one is familiar with in the Ueccan, andfew specimens are t
. Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan by Arthur Crawford. With numerous illus. by Horace Van Ruith . on the great spurs runningdown from the Ghauts, or nestling in the stupendous ravinesthat penetrate to the very foot of the range, from Mhyput-ghur, near Mahabaleshwur, as far as the Phonda Ghaut, onehundred and twenty miles southward, where they come incontact with the Sawants and other Mahratta families ofinferior descent who have spread upwards from Sawantwaree. The Syadree type of Mahratta differs entirely from theordinary Mahratta one is familiar with in the Ueccan, andfew specimens are to be met in or about Poona. Theybecome more numerous, however, to the North and Eastof Khandeish, in Malwa, and in the Central Provinces, andbranches of the leading families have long been settled in the NOBLE SPECIMENS. 143 Gaekwars, Sindias and Holkars dominions. Instead ofbeing swarthy and short, they are nearly as fair-skinnedas Brahmins of the higher castes, and, for Hindoos, theyare of lofty stature, well but sparely built, with regularand often very handsome features. They carry themselves. *^^6ita»ti^^^ THE MAHRATTA OF THE SYADREES. with great native dignity, and though habitually reservedand somewhat abrupt in manner, there is an indescribableair of refinement and high breeding in all they do or traditions are essentially warhke, and the surnamesthey bear, Shirke, Malusray, Mankar, and the 144 OUR TROUBLES IN POONA AND THE DECCAN. like, recall many a stirring incident in Mahratta spirit exists as strong as ever it was amongstthem, and will never die out; but for some reason or otherthey have generally been disinclined to take service in theBritish Army. Their young men early seek, and readilyobtain, employment in the forces maintained by the principalMahratta States, and the heads of the families residentalong the Syadrees are military pensioners of, or draw somesmall allowance from, some native Raj or other. There are various theories as to
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