Bengal District Gazetteer Howrah

Bengal District Gazetteer Howrah

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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 Gazetteer Howrah written/authored/edited by L. S. S. O'Malley', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9788121218184 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 199 (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: 23rd

Volume:

23rd

Year:

2019

Language:

English

Publish Date:

1909-01-01T00:00:00Z

Publisher:

Gyan Publishing House

Pages:

199

Book Type:

texts

Book Category:

pub

Subject:

Reference

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ABOUT THE BOOK

This gazetteer provides encyclopedic information about the district of Howrah. Describing important aspects of its land and people, it gives a detailed account of its physical features, popular religion, public health, sanitation, water supply, agriculture and irrigation, natural calamities, systems of rent payment, land revenue system, general administration, education, and local self-government. The sanctity of Howrah pilgrimage has also been highlighted. The work tells about the navigation system of River Hooghly, changes in the river courses, canals, drainage and embankments. It also delves into the early history of the place, narrating about the Muhammadan rule, European trade, last days of Mughal rule, early days of British rule, the Mutiny of 1857, etc. The gazetteer provides comprehensive information about the establishment of the various industries, supply of labour and conditions of factory. It details about the vast system of transportation — roadways, waterways and railways.Important occupations of people, manufacturing and trading have also been discussed in the present work.

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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