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Examples
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He has been so very kind about ponies and jhampanies and things.
The Pool in the Desert Sara Jeannette Duncan
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No other 'rickshaw was in sight -- only the four black and white _jhampanies_, the yellow-paneled carriage, and the golden head of the woman within -- all apparently just as I had left them eight months and one fortnight ago!
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900
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The next day I met those accursed "magpie" _jhampanies_ at the back of Jakko, and, moved by some passing sentiment of pity, stopped to tell Mrs. Wessington everything.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Whoever employed them now I thought I would call upon, and ask as a personal favor to change her _jhampanies'_ livery.
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Immediately opposite Peliti's shop my eye was arrested by the sight of four _jhampanies_ in "magpie" livery, pulling a yellow-paneled, cheap, bazar 'rickshaw.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Immediately opposite Peliti's shop my eye was arrested by the sight of four _jhampanies_ in "magpie" livery, pulling a yellow-paneled, cheap, bazar 'rickshaw.
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900
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No other 'rickshaw was in sight -- only the four black and white _jhampanies_, the yellow-paneled carriage, and the golden head of the woman within -- all apparently just as I had left them eight months and one fortnight ago!
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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At the Theatre I found them amid the crowd or yelling _jhampanies_; outside the Club veranda, after a long evening of whist; at the Birthday Ball, waiting patiently for my reappearance; and in broad daylight when I went calling.
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900
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The rain-swept sky (we were at the end of the wet weather), the sodden, dingy pines, the muddy road, and the black powder-riven cliffs formed a gloomy background against which the black and white liveries of the _jhampanies, _ the yellow-paneled 'rickshaw and Mrs. Wessington's down-bowed golden head stood out clearly.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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_jhampanies_ at the back of Jakko, and, moved by some passing sentiment of pity, stopped to tell Mrs. Wessington everything.
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900
pikachu commented on the word jhampanies
The strong young men who pulled these rickshaws were called 'Jhampanies'
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090111/dplus1.htm
March 3, 2011