(a) Origin and History
1. Numbers and distribution.
2. Gondwana.
3. Derivation of name and origin of the Gonds.
4. History of the Gonds.
5. Mythical traditions. Story of Lingo.
6. Legend of the creation.
7. Creation of the Gonds and their imprisonment by Mahadeo.
8. The birth and history of Lingo.
9. Death and resurrection of Lingo.
10. He releases the Gonds shut up in the cave and constitutes the tribe.
(b) Tribal Subdivisions
11. Subcastes.
12. Exogamy.
13. Totemism.
14. Connection of totemism with the gods.
(c) Marriage Customs
15. Prohibitions on intermarriage, and unions of relations.
16. Irregular marriages.
17. Marriage. Arrangement of matches.
18. The marriage ceremony.
19. Wedding expenditure.
20. Special customs.
21. Taking omens.
22. Marriage by capture. Weeping and hiding.
23. Serving for a wife.
24. Widow remarriage.
25. Divorce.
26. Polygamy.
(d) Birth and Pregnancy
27. Menstruation.
28. Superstitions about pregnancy and childbirth.
29. Procedure at a birth.
30. Names.
31. Superstitions about children.
(e) Funeral Rites
32. Disposal of the dead.
33. Funeral ceremony.
34. Mourning and offerings to the dead.
35. Memorial stones to the dead.
36. House abandoned after a death.
37. Bringing back the soul.
38. The dead absorbed in Bura Deo.
39. Belief in a future life.
(f) Religion
40. Nature of the Gond religion. The gods.
41. Tribal gods, and their place of residence.
42. Household gods.
43. Nag Deo.
44. Narayan Deo.
45. Bura Deo.
46. Charms and magic.
47. Omens.
48. Agricultural superstitions.
49. Magical or religious observances in fishing and hunting.
50. Witchcraft.
51. Human sacrifice.
52. Cannibalism.
53. Festivals. The new crops.
54. The Holi Festival.
55. The Meghnath swinging rite.
56. The Karma and other rites.
(g) Appearance and Character and Social Rules and Customs
57. Physical type.
58. Character.
59. Shyness and ignorance.
60. Villages and houses.
61. Clothes and ornaments.
62. Ear-piercing.
63. Hair.
64. Bathing and washing clothes.
65. Tattooing.
66. Special system of tattooing.
67. Branding.
68. Food.
69. Liquor.
70. Admission of outsiders and sexual morality.
71. Common sleeping-houses.
72. Methods of greeting and observances between relatives.
73. The caste panchayat and social offences.
74. Caste penalty feasts.
75. Special purification ceremony.
76. Dancing.
77. Songs.
78. Language.
(h) Occupation
79. Cultivation.
80. Patch cultivation.
81. Hunting. Traps for animals.
(a) Origin and History