2m Bihari Dusadha, described as watchmen, are to because of their former military tradition and present propensity towards crimes against property. And as not all of them can maintain themselves by this activity, a fairly large section is engaged in portrage(?) and day labour. Baines informs us that the Dosadhs furnished many recruits to the Muslim armies; Bengal and not a few of them fought on the side of Clive in the battle of Plassey.