Hindu Customs and their Origins (1937) primarily examines the topic of caste in India, looking at the ancient ideas of the origins of caste and testing modern theories through a critical examination. It also looks at the veneration for the ox and cow, a custom that is unique to India.
1. Introduction
2. Caste the Racial Purity Theory
3. Caste the
Occupational Theory
4. Caste the Aboriginal Theory
5. Caste the Vitality
of the System
6. Caste Professor Ghoses Suggestion
7. Untouchability
8.
Brahmans
9. The Cult of the Cow
10. Some Maratha Customs
11. Esoteric Hinduism
