British Administration in Kumaon Himalayas: A Historical Study, 1815-1947 |
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... Further , as it covers a long period of one and a half century and deals with various phases of the history of Kumaon , it will open new avenues for more fruitful research in the future . It is not possible for me to find adequate words ...
... Further , as it covers a long period of one and a half century and deals with various phases of the history of Kumaon , it will open new avenues for more fruitful research in the future . It is not possible for me to find adequate words ...
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... Further , Pandey finds the incompetence and debauchery of the kings as one of the important reasons for the decline of the Chands . Since they wielded absolute powers and were all in all in the state , they became autocratic and misused ...
... Further , Pandey finds the incompetence and debauchery of the kings as one of the important reasons for the decline of the Chands . Since they wielded absolute powers and were all in all in the state , they became autocratic and misused ...
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... further increased the evil . The villages were every where assessed on a consideration of the supposed means of the inhabitants rather than on any computation of their agricultural produce . Balances soon ensured to liquidate the ...
... further increased the evil . The villages were every where assessed on a consideration of the supposed means of the inhabitants rather than on any computation of their agricultural produce . Balances soon ensured to liquidate the ...
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... further on towards Nainital , and at 3.00 A.M. Capt . Melville informed the Headquarters , ' Enemy approaching , strength unknown ' . In the evening , Ramsay's forces defeated and drove back Kala Khan's forces to Haldwani . On reaching ...
... further on towards Nainital , and at 3.00 A.M. Capt . Melville informed the Headquarters , ' Enemy approaching , strength unknown ' . In the evening , Ramsay's forces defeated and drove back Kala Khan's forces to Haldwani . On reaching ...
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... further by awarding titles like ' Rai Bahadur ' or by helping people financi- ally , gained their favour.92 Another and the most significant reason was the reformatory policies adopted by the British administrators in Kumaon . Traill ...
... further by awarding titles like ' Rai Bahadur ' or by helping people financi- ally , gained their favour.92 Another and the most significant reason was the reformatory policies adopted by the British administrators in Kumaon . Traill ...
Contents
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THE REVENUE ADMINISTRATION | 33 |
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE POLICE | 84 |
HEALTH AND EDUCATION | 105 |
PUBLIC WORKS | 127 |
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTS | 144 |
CONCLUSION | 177 |
List of the Kumaon Commissioners | 185 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 233 |
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agricultural Allahabad Almora Akhbar Almora district Askot assessment Badri Datt Bageshwar Bareilly Batten Beckett Berinag Bhabar Bhotia traders Bhotias Board of Revenue borax British administrators British rule Calcutta cent Civil Commissioner of Kumaon Court crop cultivated area custom Darma Datt Joshi Delhi Deputy Commissioner district duties Forest Department Garhwal Goudge Government Govt Gurkha Gurkha rule Haldwani history of Kumaon Ibid important increased India irrigation Jail Johar justice Kashipur Kathgodam Katyuri Kayasth Khaikar Kuli Kumaon Division Kumaon Ka Itihas land revenue Lucknow Mallital maund measured ment mutiny Nainital Nainital district North-Western Provinces Officer Padhans Pandey Pant parganah Patwaris Police prisoners Public Proceedings Rahul Ramsay's Ranikhet revenue administration roads rule in Kumaon Sadar Sankrityayan schools Settlement Report Shakti Saptahik Singh Sir Henry Ramsay Tarai Thatwan Thokdars Tibet Tibetan tion trade Traill upto Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Vide Home village Walton wool