Indian Historical Records Commission. Proceedings of Meetings. Third Meeting Held at Bombay. January 1921

He referred to the interest and attraction of the records of Bombay from theyoint of view of the historian and expressed the hope that it would MO possible for the Commission to assist the Government of Bombay in dealing with the study and publication of the contents of their record roont The following papers were then read and discussion was invited on them : Delhi during the Anarchy 1749-1788 a [...] D.elhi history during these forty years is a sickening and monotonous tale of sack by Afghans and Marathas Sikhs and Jots even Gujars and Pindaris ; frequent panics among the citizens whenever any such attack was expected the flight of the rich the closing of the shops the looting of the unprotected houses by the ruffians of the city population who took advantage of the public alarm and confu [...]. From the ramparts of Delhi and the sandy beach (yeti) of the Jamuna the citizens sometimes gazed on the spectacle of battles going on on the other bank between rivals for the mastery of the city. [...] The chapter headings were as follows :— Preface: Account of the author — Sketch of the history of India from the commencement of the sovereignty of Islam to the reign of Babar and the goverment of Nasir-nd-Diu Humayun. [...] It would be an immense gain to the local historian of Bankura to have before him the records or a calendar of the records of the mother Collectorate of Burdwan and in turn the historian of Burdwan needs to be acquainted with the records of the neighbouring district of Midnapur.