Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... BRITISH RULE- Chêt Singh and Warren Hastings - The murder of Mr. Cherry -Influence of British rule - Benares and Neo - Hinduism ix Page - 199 210 ILLUSTRATIONS Manikarnika Ghât - A Vyas , or Public Reader.
... BRITISH RULE- Chêt Singh and Warren Hastings - The murder of Mr. Cherry -Influence of British rule - Benares and Neo - Hinduism ix Page - 199 210 ILLUSTRATIONS Manikarnika Ghât - A Vyas , or Public Reader.
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... British empire in India when he adds : “ Such a stroke as that which I have supposed would have been universally considered as decisive of the national fate ; every state around it would have started into arms against it , and every ...
... British empire in India when he adds : “ Such a stroke as that which I have supposed would have been universally considered as decisive of the national fate ; every state around it would have started into arms against it , and every ...
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... British Governor - General , but a deposed Indian prince . In 1797 , Asaf - ud - daulah , Nawab of Oudh , died . His brother , Nawab Saâdat Ali , whose name we have heard before , was next in succession , failing legiti- mate male issue ...
... British Governor - General , but a deposed Indian prince . In 1797 , Asaf - ud - daulah , Nawab of Oudh , died . His brother , Nawab Saâdat Ali , whose name we have heard before , was next in succession , failing legiti- mate male issue ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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