Modern India and the Indians

✍ Scribed by Monier-Williams, Monier

• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 388
• Series: Trübner's oriental series no. 44
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

First published in 2000.;Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Table of Contents; The Five Gates of India-Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Perim, and Aden; FirstImpressions; The Villages and Rural Population of India; Samādh, Sacrifice, Self-immolation, and Self-Torture; The Towers of Silence, and the PārsīReligion; Funeral Ceremonies and Offerings to Ancestors at Bombay, Benares, andGayā; Indian Rosaries; Indian Famines; A Relief Camp; General Impressions and Notes after Travels in Northern India; General Impressions and Notes after Travels in Southern India.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half-title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Table of Contents
The Five Gates of India-Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Perim, and Aden
FirstImpressions
The Villages and Rural Population of India
Samādh, Sacrifice, Self-immolation, and Self-Torture
The Towers of Silence, and the PārsīReligion
Funeral Ceremonies and Offerings to Ancestors at Bombay, Benares, andGayā
Indian Rosaries
Indian Famines
A Relief Camp
General Impressions and Notes after Travels in Northern India
General Impressions and Notes after Travels in Southern India. Indian and European Civilization in their relation to each other and in their effect on the Progress of ChristianityIndian Muhammadanism in its relation to Christianity, and the prospects of Missionary Enterprise towards it
The Three Religions of India compared with each other and with Christianity
Progress of our Indian Empire. Part I.
Progress of our Indian Empire. Part II.
Promotion of Goodwill and Sympathy between England and India
Index.

✦ Subjects

TRAVEL--Asia--General;Travel;Electronic books;India -- Description and travel;Monier-Williams, Monier, -- Sir, -- 1819-1899 -- Travel -- India;TRAVEL -- Asia -- General;Monier-Williams, Monier, -- Sir, -- 1819-1899;India