Bandy (carriage) explained

A bandy (or bandi) is a carriage or cart used in India and Sri Lanka, especially one drawn by bullocks. A driver of a bandy is a bandyman. It is derived from the Tamil/Malayalam word vandy meaning cart.

In May 1809 brought into Madras her prize, Caravan, which was carrying "...carriages and bandis."^[1]

Citations and references

CitationsReferences

• Book: Yule . Henry . Arthur Coke . Burnell . 1996 . Hobson-Jobson: The Anglo-Indian Dictionary . Wordsworth Editions.

External links

• Bandy to the Shandy : Blogocentricity

Notes and References

1. The Asiatic Annual Register Or a View of the History of Hindustan ..., Volume 11 (June 1809), p.103.