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Bengal Past & Present. January-March 1909

1909

He shouted out to the servants to come and open the windows and the first to come up was the sweeper followed by the other servants from the gate. [...] A strong proof that natives of this country are sensible of kind treatment and easily governed without coercive measures." Unfortunately the Survey have changed the name of Henckelganj into Hingalganj and in the district maps the latter name is given thus destroying all trace of the etymology of the name. [...] Trowerland is or rather was for the name has now been entirely lost a settlement in the northern part of Sagar Island in the Sunderbuns on the east side of the main channel of the Hughli. [...] It takes its name from Charles Trower of the Bengal Civil Service Collector of the 24-Parganas from 1817 to 1823 ; who was the leading spirit in a project for the reclamation and settlement of the island. [...] Unfortunately in the eighty years or so which have elapsed since the ghat was built a char has formed in front of it and it is only at high tide in the rainy season that the river reaches the foot of the steps.
history
Pages
213
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120279
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii unknown view
Anglo-Indian Ghost Stories
1-6 E. W. M., K. N. D. view
European Place Names in India
7-17 D. G. Crawford view
Satgaon and Tribeni
18-26 D. G. Crawford view
Selections from the Note Books of Justice John Hyde
27-64 Walter Firminger view
A Memoir Of Colonel Thomas Deane Pearse of the Bengal Artillery
65-99 unknown view
Uxor Dilectissima
100-101 Dak view
Major-General Claud Martin
102-109 W. C. view
Appendix to the Account of the Loss of the “ Grosvenor” Indiaman
110-122 unknown view
The Wreck of the “Dartmouth.”
123-129 unknown view
Mrs. Fay’s Letters
130-133 Elliot Madge view
William Ritchie Eminent Advocate-General
134-137 Shumbhoo Dey view
Leaves from the Editor’s Note Book
138-176 Walter Firminger view
General Note Book
177-181 unknown view
Secretary’s Pages
182-188 J. C. Mitchell view
New Members
188-188 unknown view

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