Dynasty after dynasty tumbles down ; revolution succeeds to revolution ; Hindu, Pathan, Moghul, Mahratta, Sikh, English, are masters in turn ; but the village communities remain the same." " The union of the village communities, each one forming a separate... The History of India - Page 121by Mountstuart Elphinstone - 1841Full view - About this book
| 1853 - 636 pages
...same. This union of the village communities, each one forming ' a separate little state in itself, has contributed more than any ' other cause to the preservation of the people of India through ' all the changes and revolutions they have suffered ; and is ' in a high degree conducive to their happiness... | |
| 1853 - 582 pages
...Christianity insulted '. ! !" (Pp. 4 1—72.) same traditions of government, under every form of government, " contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India through all the changes and revolutions they have suffered, and was in a high degree conducive to their happiness,... | |
| 1852 - 532 pages
...much less be able to explain, the ancient and admirable municipal institutions of India, which have contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people through all the changes and revolutions they have suffered ? Nor can imagination here supply the place... | |
| George Robert Gleig - 1858 - 552 pages
...same. This union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little state in itself, has contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India through all the changes and revolutions they have suffered ; and is in a high degree conducive to their happiness,... | |
| George Dodd - 1859 - 668 pages
...of those who were driven out when the village was depopulated ; and it is not a trifling matter that will drive them out, for they will often maintain...revolutions and changes which they have suffered.' * It is easily comprehensible how, in village communities thus compactly organised, the course of proceeding... | |
| Charles Brandon Boynton - 1864 - 586 pages
...same. This union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little state in itself, has contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India through all the changes and revolutions they have suffered ; and is in a high degree conducive to their happiness and... | |
| Charles Brandon Boynton - 1866 - 534 pages
...same. This union of the village communities, each one forming a separate little state in itself, has contributed more than any other cause to the preservation of the people of India through all the changes and revolutions they have suffered ; and is in a high degree conducive to their happiness and... | |
| 1872 - 538 pages
...of those who were driven out when the village was depopulated ; and it ia not a trifling matter that will drive them out, for they will often maintain...of the people of India through all the revolutions and'changes which they have suffered ; and is in a high degree conducive to their happiness, and to... | |
| Charles James Connell - 1876 - 226 pages
...union of the village communities, " writes Sir Charles, " each one forming a separate little estate in itself, has, I conceive, contributed more than...through all the revolutions and changes which they have sutfered ; and is on a high degree conducive to their happiness and to the enjoyment of a great portion... | |
| John Atkinson Hobson - 1902 - 424 pages
...290). 2 Romesh Dutt, p. 302. 3 Letter to the Board of Revenue, April 1838 (quoted Romesh p. 386)of the village communities, each one forming a separate...the preservation of the people of India through all revolutions and changes which they have suffered, and it is in a high degree conducive to their happiness... | |
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