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Buddhist Philosophy in India and Ceylon

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Starting with an overview of the personality and doctrines of Buddha the author elaborates upon significance of various elements like knowledge spirit causation salvation and fundamental character of Being. Step by step it traces emergence of Mahayana Hinayana and various schools of thought that developed under respective sects. This work attempts to dispel many misconceptions about the origin and development of Buddhist thought and philosophical systems. The approach adopted by the author steers clear of the customary attempts which try to assess the measure in which Buddhism in the course of its development attains conceptions familiar in the modern thought. About the Author Arthur Berriedale Keith (1879-1944) was a Scottish constitutional lawyer scholar of Sanskrit and Indology. He became Regius Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology and Lecturer on the Constitution of the British Empire in the University of Edinburgh. He served in this role from 1914 to 1944.

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History of the Panjab Hill States (2 Vols. Set)

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The body of this work first appeared as separate papers in the journal of the 'Panjab Historical Society'. It is a very well researched book in 2 volumes that lays out the historical background of the small hill kingdoms of the now states of Himachal Pradesh and Southern Jammu and Kashmir. The hill states noticed are Kangra Guler Jaswn Siba Datapur Nurpur Chamba Suket Mandi Kullu Lahul Spiti Kutlehr Bangahal Mankot Chanehni Bandratta Basohli Bhadrawah Rajauri Punch Bhimber and Kharikhariyali. The book ends with 7 appendices 5 of which are extracts from treaties concluded by the various states with the British or their neighbouring states. The 7th appendix describes the death ceremonies of the hill kings. About the Author Jean Philippe Vogel was a Dutch Sanskritist and epigraphist who worked with the Archaeological Survey of India from 1901 to 1914 and later as Professor in the University of Leiden.

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A Naturalist in Hindustan

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This volume is a record of Natural History relating to animal life. It is a collection of varied observations and experience made during hours of occasional leisure by the author at a station in the Indian plains. They were gathered at intervals as opportunity offered and have all been gleaned from one small patch of jungle in the secluded district of Fyzabad (UP). The observations relate to the ants spiders and dungrolling beetles. The book contains the following chapters: 1. The Manjha 2. The Indian Black Ant—General Habits 3. The Indian Black Ant—Special Habits 4. The Indian Black Ant—Directive Sense 5. The Evolution of Instinct 6. The ByreBuilding Ants—Herding of Cattle 7. The ByreBuilding Ants—General Habits 8. Architectural Spiders and their Cocoons 9. Experiments and Observations on Architectural Spiders 10. The DomeBuilding Spider 11. The Operation of the Flail 12. The DungBurying Beetles 13. The DungRolling Beetles—General Habits 14. The DungRolling Beetles—Experiments 15. The SouthWest Monsoon. About the Author Richard William George Hingston MC FRGS was an Irish physician explorer and naturalist who worked in India with the Indian Medical Service as a Major. He wrote several books based on his travels and natural history observations.

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The Parsees: Their History, Manners, Customs, and Religion

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The book was first published in 1858. The author aims to make the reader acquainted with the history beliefs customs and manners of the Parsees who with their commercial enterprise formed important ties between the British and the Indians. He asserts that the customs and rites of the Parsees are distinct and do not borrow from either the Hindus or the Muslims and how their practices distinguish them from other oriental practices. Contents (I) Historical Sketch (ii) The Parsees in Persia (iii) Manners and Customs (iv) Laws and Internal Government of the Parsees (v) Commercial Pursuits (vi) Education (vii) Religion (viii) Conclusion.

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Paper Currency in India

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Originally published in 1927 the book attempts to give the past and the present of the system of paper currency in India. It is in two parts : part 1 is on paper currency before 1861 part 2 is on government paper currency. This section is further divided into 8 chapters. Contents Part I. Paper Currency before 1861: (i) Some General Features (ii) Details of Bank Issues: Part II. Government Paper Currency. (iii) An Act to provide for a Government Paper Currency (iv) The Agency of Issue (v) The Mechanism of the Issue (vi) The Cover of the Issue The Question of Elasticity (vii) The Cover of the Issue. The Paper Currency Reserve its functions its location and its relation to other Government Reserves (viii) The Cover of the Issue The Composition of the Reserve (ix) The Growth of the Issue (x) The Future of the Issue Appendix A. Act 19 of 1861 Appendix B. The existing Paper Currency Law Act 10 of 1923 amended by later Acts Appendix C. Proposed new Currency legislation. About the Author B.B. Das Gupta Ph.D. was Professor Presidency and Scottish Churches Colleges Calcutta and Lecturer Calcutta University.

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The Khasis

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This book is an attempt to give a systematic account of the Khasi people their manners and customs their ethnological affinities their laws and institutions their religious beliefs their folk lore their theories as to their origin and their language. Contents Section IGeneral: Habitat Appearance Physical and General Characteristics Geographical Distribution Origin Affinities Dress Tattooing Jewellery Weapons. Section IIDomestic Life: Occupation Apiculture Houses Villages Furniture and Household Utensils Musical Instruments Agriculture Crops Hunting Fishing Food Drunk Games Manufactures Manufacture of Eri Silk Cloths and Cotton Cloths in the Jaintia Hills Cotton Cloths Pottery. Section IIILaws and Customs: Tribal Organisation State Organistation Marriage Divorce Inheritance Adoption Tenure of Land and Laws regarding Land Hali Lands or Irrigated Paddy Lands laws regarding other Property Decision of Disputes Decision of Cases by Ordeal War Human Sacrifices. Section IVReligion: General Character of Popular Beliefs Ancestor Worship Worship of Natural Forces and of Deities Religion Rites and Sacrifices Divination Priesthood Ceremonies and Customs attending Birth and Naming of Children Marriage Lamdoh Ceremony Lynngam Marriages Ceremonies attending Death Customs in Connection with Deaths by Violence or Accident Miscellaneous Customs in Connection with Death The Disposal of the Dead Khasi Memorial Stones Festivities Domestic and Tribal Genna. Section V FolkLore: Folktales. Section VI Miscellaneous: Teknonomy Khasi Method of Calculating Time The Lynngams. Section VII Language: Appendices A.  Exogamous Clans in the Cherra State Appendices B.  Exogamous Clans in the Khyrim State Appendices C. – Divination by EggBreaking. About the Author LieutenantColonel P.R.T. Gurdon I.A. Deputy Commissioner Eastern Bengal and Assam Commission and Superintendent of Ethnography in Assam.

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Sindh and the Races that Inhabit the Valley of the Indus: With Notices of the Topography and History of Province

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The present work is the culmination of Richard Burton’s five years stay in Sindh where he had the opportunity to learn the manners and customs the domestic details and the religious opinions and language of the people among and with whom he lived. He found the previous descriptions of Sindh and its inhabitants of little use; they were either too popular in nature or written with a view of imparting a superficial knowledge of the language. Richard Burton has given long descriptions of the studies religion and ceremonies peculiar to the race inhabiting Sindh the first specimens of language and notices of the literature ever printed and also the first detailed account of native habits and customs manners and ceremonies. This work would be useful to not only linguists ethnographers and historians but also general readers who are fond of travelling in the past. About the Author Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821-20 October 1890) was a British explorer geographer translator writer soldier orientalist cartographer ethnologist spy linguist poet fencer and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia Africa and the Americas as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count he spoke 29 European Asian and African languages.

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Gujarat and the Gujaratis: Pictures of Men and Manners Taken from Life

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This book aims to put forth a picture of the people and customs of the Gujarati folk in an amusing and friendly way written to amuse the English officers. The book starts with a sketch of Gujarat's four major cities and then goes on to other topics. Contents (I) Introduction (ii) Surat (iii) Broach (iv) Baroda (v) En Route to Ahmedabad (vi) In to Ahmedabad (vii) The People – Hindus (viii) Mahomedans (ix) Parsis (x) The Borás of Gujarát (xi) Láliá ""Boys"" (xii) Characters – The Márwári (xiii) The Village Hajaam (xiv) The Va'quil (xv) Scenes in a Small Cause Court (xvi) Scenes in a Mofussil Magistrate's Court (xvii) Native Mendicants (xviii) The Missionary in the Mofussil (xix) Shett Jamál Gotá Philanthropist (xx) Home Life in Gujarát (xxi) Holidays (xxii) The Inimitable Rámáyan (xxiii) The Baleva (xxiv) The Shráwan Más (xxv) The Muktád (xxvi) The Mo'haram (xxvii) The Unholy Holi. About the Author Behrámji M. Malabári (18531912) was an Indian poet publicist author and social reformer best known for his ardent advocacy for the protection of the rights of women and for his activities against child marriage.

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Servant of Sahibs: A Book to be Read Aloud

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A very amusing autobiographical tale of the author who as the caravan leader and native guide to many European travellers roamed the mountains and plains of Ladakh Tibet and Central Asia. Due to his extensive travels Galwan attained a somewhat legendary reputation during his life time. Along with the details of his birth and early life this book gives the descriptions of his travels with people like F.E. Younghusband Lord Dunnmore Major Roche Phelps Church Littledale etc. The book is written in the kind of English that the author spoke: grammatically incorrect but at no loss of information. Throughout the narrative the reader will find vivid portrayals of camp life caravan logistics anecdotes from daily life details of routes travelled notices of hunts and chases etc. This book is a reprint of the 1923 edition. About the Author Ghulam Rasool Galwan (18781925) started his life as a porter with Sir Francis Younghusband when he was only twelve or so. In time he became caravan bashi or incharge of caravans put together by Western Explorers that knocked around Central Asia Tibet and Ladakh in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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India in the Fifteenth Century: Being a Collection of Narratives of Voyages to India

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This volume contains narratives of the following travels to India in the fifteenth century: Narrative of the Voyage of AbderRazzak Ambassador from Shah Rukh a.h. 845 a.d. 1442. Translated from the Persian into French by M. Quatremere. Rendered into English with Notes by R.H. Major ESQ. F.S.A. The Travels of Nicolo Conti in the East in the Early Part of the Fifteenth Century. Translated from the original of Poggio Bracciolini with Notes by J. Winter Jones ESQ. F.S.A. Keeper of the Printed Books British Museum. The Travels of Athanasius Nikitin a native of Twer. Translated from the Russian with Notes by Count WielHorsky late Secretary of the Russian Legation at the Court of St. James's. The Journey of Hieronimo Di Santo Stefano a Genoese. Translated by R.H. Major ESQ. F. S. A. About the Author Richard Henry Major (18181891) was a geographer and map librarian who curated the map collection of the British Museum from 1844 until his retirement in 1880. During that time Major published a number of books related to maps or documents of historical significance. From 1849 until 1858 he was the Secretary of the Hakluyt Society.

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