The Nilgiris
Author : Walter Francis
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 1984
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Author : Walter Francis
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 1984
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Page : 706 pages
File Size : 50,67 MB
Release : 1865
Category : Cinchona
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Author : J. S. C. Eagan
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Page : 338 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Nīlgiri (India : District)
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Author : Dane Keith Kennedy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,98 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780520201880
Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows that these cloud-enshrouded havens were sites of both refuge and surveillance for British expatriates: sanctuaries from the harsh climate as well as an alien culture; artificial environments where colonial rulers could nurture, educate, and reproduce themselves; commanding heights from which orders could be issued with an Olympian authority. Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that these highland communities became much more significant to the British colonial government than mere places for rest and play. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became headquarters for colonial political and military authorities. In addition, the hill stations provided employment to countless Indians who worked as porters, merchants, government clerks, domestics, and carpenters. The isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj itself, Kennedy argues. While attempting to control its subjects, it remained aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas for work, and later for vacation, the carefully guarded boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy argues that after the turn of the century, the hill stations were increasingly incorporated into the landscape of Indian social and cultural life. Perched among peaks that loom over heat-shimmering plains, hill stations remain among the most curious monuments to the British colonial presence in India. In this engaging and meticulously researched study, Dane Kennedy explores the development and history of the hill stations of the raj. He shows that these cloud-enshrouded havens were sites of both refuge and surveillance for British expatriates: sanctuaries from the harsh climate as well as an alien culture; artificial environments where colonial rulers could nurture, educate, and reproduce themselves; commanding heights from which orders could be issued with an Olympian authority. Kennedy charts the symbolic and sociopolitical functions of the hill stations over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arguing that these highland communities became much more significant to the British colonial government than mere places for rest and play. Particularly after the revolt of 1857, they became headquarters for colonial political and military authorities. In addition, the hill stations provided employment to countless Indians who worked as porters, merchants, government clerks, domestics, and carpenters. The isolation of British authorities at the hill stations reflected the paradoxical character of the British raj itself, Kennedy argues. While attempting to control its subjects, it remained aloof from Indian society. Ironically, as more Indians were drawn to these mountain areas for work, and later for vacation, the carefully guarded boundaries between the British and their subjects eroded. Kennedy argues that after the turn of the century, the hill stations were increasingly incorporated into the landscape of Indian social and cultural life.
Author : Benjamin B Cohen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0719098106
In the club presents a comprehensive examination of social clubs across South Asia, arguing for clubs as key contributors to South Asia’s colonial associational life and civil society. Using government records, personal memoirs, private club records, and club histories themselves, In the club explores colonial club life with chapters arranged thematically: the legal underpinnings of clubs; their physical locations and compositions; their financial health; the role of servants and staff as employees of clubs; issues of race and class in clubs; women’s clubs; and finally clubs in their postcolonial milieus. This book will be critical reading for scholars of South Asia, graduate students, and intellectually engaged club members alike.
Author : Paul Hockings
Publisher : Presses Univ de Bordeaux
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 22,63 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nilgiri Hills (India)
ISBN : 9782906621275
Author : W. Francis
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Page : 420 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Nīlgiri (India : District)
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Page : 314 pages
File Size : 27,12 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Cinchona
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Author : Lion K G Ramakrishna Murthy, District Governor
Publisher : Signpost Celfon.In Technology
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2016-09-15
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Print Edition of Lions District 324B1 Directory for 1993-94 was released by District Governor Lion K G Ramakrishna Murthy in August 1993, during his regime. Considering the developments in Mobile Technology, Digital Directories were introduced for Lionism in November 2015, by Lion Dr Er J Shivakumaar. To create Archieves of Lions Directories Digitaly and make available in every Lion's Mobile Phones, This Edition is Digitised in September 2016. This is replica of the Print Edition and enables availability of information on previous years and will serve as a reference source.
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Page : 812 pages
File Size : 18,72 MB
Release : 1853
Category : China
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