Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul

Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul

Book Code: 1111007661098

L. S. S. O'Malley

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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, some pages are missing and may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. The present volume gives a detailed description of the district of Midnapur. It was published in 1911. It states that Midnapur is the largest and most populous of the Bengal regulation districts. The Gazetteer provides valuable information about its boundaries, configurations, natural divisions, Geology, Botany, Zoology, wild animals, and game birds. It tells about the growth of population, religious gatherings, amusements and village customs. It informs about the public health, prevailing diseases, infirmities and vaccinations. It also lists various medical institutions of the region. The volume elaborates upon agriculture, irrigation— waterlifts usage, principal crops, miscellaneous products, and extension of cultivation. The author has described about various canals of the region, embankments, and drainage system.Cyclone and floods were the main natural calamities that had hit the region.Chief occupations of the people were mining, silkweaving, tusserweaving, matmaking, cotton and woolweaving, and salt trade.During those days, education of Muhammadans, education of Santals and girls’ education were emphasized. Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley was born on 23 October 1874 at Flitcham, Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England. He was the son of BryanO'Malley, a minister. He married Ida Sewell Prichard on 24 November 1900 at The Cathedral, Calcutta, India. He died in 1941 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lewis was the British Civil Servant in India. He was educated in Norwich and Hertford College, Oxford (B. A.). In 1898, he entered I.C.S. He worked as Magistrate and Collector in Bengal for quite a few years. Later, he served in General and Revenue Department in Bengal as a civil servant. He got retired in 1924 as C.I.E. During his lifetime, he published several books, such as Bengal District Gazetteers, Santal Parganas,andPurnea. He was the editor of the whole series. He also wrote Indian Caste Customs in 1934, Popular Hinduism in 1935, and Modern India and the West in 1941. The Title 'Bengal District Gazetteers: Angul written/authored/edited by L. S. S. O'Malley', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9788121218665 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 168 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Reference. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 1st

Volume:

1st

Year:

2019

Language:

English

Publish Date:

1908

Publisher:

Gyan Publishing House

Pages:

168

Book Type:

texts

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Reference

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ABOUT THE BOOK

This gazetteer, published in 1908, is the first of Angul district in Odisha. It describes various aspects about the district— its economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well as its history, geography, climate, biodiversity and natural resources. It does so for the district’s two sub-divisions: Angul and the Khondmals. The Gazetteer gives a panoramic description of the region, including general characteristics of the people, their languages, religions, dresses, food, etc. It reveals some aspects of Hinduism, encompassing tank worship, animism and witchcraft. It states that the Khond hold their own lands and claim permanent rights over the soil. They practice the joint community system of land ownership. The gazetteer mentions that the Khonds routinely practiced human sacrifices to ensure good crops and immunity from diseases and accidents. It specifies that the 1901 Census shows only 2 per cent of the population can read and write. However, there has been an improvement in educating girls.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley was born on 23 October 1874 at Flitcham, Freebridge Lynn, Norfolk, England. He was the son of BryanO'Malley, a minister. He married Ida Sewell Prichard on 24 November 1900 at The Cathedral, Calcutta, India. He died in 1941 at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Lewis was the British Civil Servant in India. He was educated in Norwich and Hertford College, Oxford (B. A.). In 1898, he entered I.C.S. He worked as Magistrate and Collector in Bengal for quite a few years. Later, he served in General and Revenue Department in Bengal as a civil servant. He got retired in 1924 as C.I.E. During his lifetime, he published several books, such as Bengal District Gazetteers, Santal Parganas,andPurnea. He was the editor of the whole series. He also wrote Indian Caste Customs in 1934, Popular Hinduism in 1935, and Modern India and the West in 1941.

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