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  • The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Complete)

    Up to a few centuries ago the Central Provinces remained outside the sphere of Hindu and Muhammadan conquest. To the people of northern India it was known as Gondwāna, an unexplored country of inaccessible mountains and impenetrable forests, inhabited by the savage tribes of Gonds from whom it took its name. Hindu kingdoms were, it is true, established over a large part of its territory in the ... Read more

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  • The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India

    Enriched edition. Ethnological Study of the Caste System

    Robert Vane Russell's seminal work, 'The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India', is a comprehensive study that delves into the intricate social structure of India during the British colonial period. The book provides a detailed account of the various tribes and castes present in the Central Provinces, their origins, customs, rituals, and societal hierarchies. Russell's writing style ... Read more

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  • The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Vol. 1-4) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Ethnological Study of the Caste System

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India is a monumental four-volume ethnographic survey of the peoples, occupations, customs, myths, and social hierarchies of central India. Written in the descriptive, classificatory prose of early twentieth-century colonial anthropology, it combines administrative observation, folklore, linguistic notes, ritual description, and social taxonomy. ... Read more

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    In this intimate biography, Charles (Charlie) AndrewsEnglishman, Anglican priest, and a close friend and colleague of Gandhis in both South Africa and Indiaexplores the life and times of this great soul, providing fascinating insight into the spiritual, political, and historical environment that affected Gandhi, playing key roles in the development of his thought and action. ... Read more

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  • A record of buddhistic kingdoms by James legge

    by James legge ...
    Series series Good Classic Ebooks
    A record of buddhistic kingdoms by James legge-This ebook Included TOC for Reader.-This sample in this ebook ;(15) Giles and Williams call this "the oratory of Buddha." But"oratory" gives the idea of a small apartment, whereas the name hereleads the mind to think of a large "hall." I once accompanied themonks of a large monastery from their refectory to the Hall of Buddha,which was a lofty and ... Read more

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  • Journey to Lhasa

    The Diary of a Spy

    In 1874, the brilliant civil engineer Sarat Chandra Das was recruited by the British as a spy in Darjeeling. The Empire wanted to train local agents to gather in-depth intelligence about Tibet—a mysterious kingdom closed off to all outsiders for years—in order to consolidate their position in South Asia and outplay Russia in the Great Game.Equipped with hidden compasses, hundred-bead rosaries (to ... Read more

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  • The Shinto Cult

    The following pages are the substance of a course of lectures on the old Shinto cult which the author has been giving for a number of years to his classes in Comparative Religion. They are here condensed and adapted to the purpose of a little manual which, it is believed, may interest many readers, and bring together within a small space information gathered from many sources not easily accessible ... Read more

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  • Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher

    by Anu Kumar ...
    “A learned man and a king are not equal, as the former is respected everywhere, but the latter only in his own dominions.”Canny, contemplative and courageous, Chanakya is known as one of India’s most multifaceted and enduring gurus. His smart, sage advice, captured forever in the twin classic treatises – the Arthashastra and the Nitishastra – has both the detailing of a draughtsman and the wide ... Read more

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  • The Untouchables Who Were They And Why They Became Untouchables

    by B.R.Ambedkar ...
    The Untouchables Who Were They And Why They Became Untouchables ? by B.R.AmbedkarThis book is a sequel to my treatise called The Shudras—Who they were and How they came to be the Fourth Varna of the Indo-Aryan Society which was published in 1946. Besides the Shudras, the Hindu Civilisation has produced three social classes whose existence has not received the attention it deserves. ... Read more

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  • The Picture Ramayana

    RARE COLLECTORS ITEM. FIRST PUBLISHED-1916.  In India and the Far East, the story of Rama, Sita and Hanuman is not just an ancient  classic; it is a mystique and a myth that has provided inspiration for the entire cultural framework of southeast Asia for four millennia. At the beginning of this country, Balasaheb Pant, Raja of the State of Aundh in Maharashtra, undertook the preparation of an ... Read more

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  • The Footprint of the Buddha

    by E F C Ludowyk ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Buddhism
    Originally published in 1958, this volume discusses the Buddhist monuments of Sri Lanka, which represent a distinctive and valuable portion of the art of the ancient and medieval world. It traces the development of this artistic achievement and places it in the appropriate religious, philosophical and historical context. Supporting the text are thirty-one black & white plates and a glossary of ... Read more

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  • Jats Gujars and Ahirs

    by A.H. Bingley ...
    This book in circumstance,will be found to be pretty useful for those who are interesting in in knowing about these principal communities. ... Read more

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