Ojha

The word Ojha is of Sanskrit and not of Gond origin and is applied by the Hindus to the seers or magicians of several of the primitive tribes, while there is also a class of Ojha Brahmans who practise magic and divination.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

They have the surname of Ojha, which is one of those borne by the caste and signifies a soothsayer.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

The Maithil or Tirhut Brahmans who are especially learned in Tantric magic are also sometimes known as Ojha, and a family bearing this title were formerly in the service of the Gond kings of Mandla.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

If the pitch starts to assist spin, then a left-arm spinner such as Ojha could exploit the conditions better against the right-handers.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

If the pitch starts to assist spin, then a left-arm spinner such as Ojha could exploit the conditions better against the right-handers.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

If the pitch starts to assist spin, then a left-arm spinner such as Ojha could exploit the conditions better against the right-handers.

The Hindu - Front Page 2009

"It was a very good ball," Muralitharan says of his historic delivery to the Indian tail-ender Pragyan Ojha.

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Manan Vatsyayana/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Pragyan Ojha, right, celebrated after taking the wicket of Delhi Daredevils all-rounder Irfan Pathan during the match in New Delhi, April 19, 2011.

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Neither the Sri Lankans Rangana Herath and Suraj Randiv nor Indian spinners such as Ravichandran Ashwin although very good and Pragyan Ojha ought to pose quite the threat that did Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and to an extent Mohammad Hafeez on the slow, low turners produced in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Bikas Das/Associated Press Sachin Tendulkar, center, talked to V.V.S. Laxman, right, and Pragyan Ojha as they left the ground after winning the series against West Indies, on the fourth day of second test cricket match in Kolkata, Thursday.

India in Pictures 2011