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Castes and Tribes of Southern India/Shikāri

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Shikāri.— Shikāri, meaning a sportsman or hunter, occurs as a synonym of Irula, and a sub-division of Korava. The name shikāri is also applied to a Native who " accompanies European sportsmen as a guide and aid, and to the European sportsman himself." *[1]

  1. * Yule and Burnell. Hobson-Jobson.