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The Citizen of India

1900

They were(the village blacksmith the carpenter the potter the grass-rope maker the sweeper the cobbler the barber the washerman and the watecarrier. [...] The expenses of carrying on the affairs of the village and of managing the temple were met by a tax upon the lands or the houses of the village.) Such is the picture of a little State contained in the village which was drawn by a writer who was well acquainted with native society in the Dekhan in the year 1820. [...] This island " he wrote " has now become the only place of security in this part of India for property and for those who are objects of the Peshwa's enmity and vengeance ;thus affording the strongest proof of the confidence which the natives repose in the justice and wisdom of our policy and our laws." Indeed the popularity of the British courts of law led to"BOMBAY FROM THE TOP OF THE CLOCK T [...] (The collector is not merely the officer who is responsible for the collection of the land revenue and the taxes he is also the district magitrate and the chief local officer who controls the operations of the police and if necessary invokes the aid of the military forces. [...] LBy Hindustan was indicated the basins of the great rivers Indus and the Ganges with their affluents whilst the Dekhan signified the country more or less known (lying to the south of the Sapuras.) It was not until (the firm rule of Akbar knit together the north tind the south and the east and the west under one empire ) that( the provinces took shape and the vinges and districts of India beca
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Pages
192
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146524
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-i William Lee-Warner view
Frontmatter
ii-xii William Lee-Warner view
Chapter I. The Village
1-15 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter II. The City
16-32 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter III. The District
33-43 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter IV. The Provinces
44-62 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter V. The Native States
63-76 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter VI. The Supreme Government
77-93 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter VII. The Population of India
94-105 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter VIII. The Trades and Occupations of India
106-117 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter IX. The Public Peace
118-130 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter X. The Public Health
131-146 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter XI. Public Income and Expenditure
147-161 William Lee-Warner view
Chapter XII. Forces of Education
162-177 William Lee-Warner view
Backmatter
1-i William Lee-Warner view

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