Men and Events of My Time in IndiaJ. Murray, 1882 - 526 pages |
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... known events , or some affectionately remembered episodes may be found to have been omitted from the narrative , and may therefore be missed by those who are familiar with the time to which it refers . But unless I have actual ...
... known events , or some affectionately remembered episodes may be found to have been omitted from the narrative , and may therefore be missed by those who are familiar with the time to which it refers . But unless I have actual ...
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... known to the European community in India , namely the Rev. Krishna Mohan Banerji , the Rev. Lal Behari Dey , Keshab Chunder Sen , Karsundas Mulji of Bombay , Kristo Das Pal of Calcutta and many others . Thoughtful Englishmen will ...
... known to the European community in India , namely the Rev. Krishna Mohan Banerji , the Rev. Lal Behari Dey , Keshab Chunder Sen , Karsundas Mulji of Bombay , Kristo Das Pal of Calcutta and many others . Thoughtful Englishmen will ...
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... known , and of the events with which I have been acquainted , during my time in India from 1847 to 1880 . Without attempting any autobiography , I shall have occasion- ally to mention my own proceedings in order to explain my knowledge ...
... known , and of the events with which I have been acquainted , during my time in India from 1847 to 1880 . Without attempting any autobiography , I shall have occasion- ally to mention my own proceedings in order to explain my knowledge ...
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... known changes , moral and material , of which previous times afford no example . The magnitude and rapidity of these changes can be appreciated only by contrasting the circumstances of India in 1847 and 1881 . In 1847 the time ...
... known changes , moral and material , of which previous times afford no example . The magnitude and rapidity of these changes can be appreciated only by contrasting the circumstances of India in 1847 and 1881 . In 1847 the time ...
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... known by census to amount to 252 millions . In 1847 the British territories had an area of 800,000 square miles , and their population was reckoned at 100 millions ; in 1881 this area has been augmented to one million of square miles ...
... known by census to amount to 252 millions . In 1847 the British territories had an area of 800,000 square miles , and their population was reckoned at 100 millions ; in 1881 this area has been augmented to one million of square miles ...
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