Travellers' India Book

	Preface
	Introduction
	Select Chronology
1	General Impressions	1
2	Philosophy	15
3	Religion	26
A	Hinduism	26
B	Buddhism	41
C	Jainism	48
D	Islam	49
E	Christianity and Christian Missionaries	52
4	The People	63
A	Royalty	63
B	The Common Man	72
C	Anglo-Indians and Christians	78
D	The Parsis	82
E	Women	90
F	Farmers	99
G	Tribals	104
H	Coolies and Servants	111
I	Fakirs and Sadhus	123
J	Jugglers and Snake Charmers	132
K	Parmahansas, Bunjaras and the Pindarees	136
5	Social Life	145
A	Dances	145
B	Festivals	150
C	Marriage	157
D	Processions	168
E	Bazaars	171
F	Burning Ghats and Burial Grounds	175
6	Poverty	182
A	General	182
B	Population	187
C	Slavery	188
7	Law and Order	192
A	Thugs and Robbers	192
B	Convicts and Their Execution	201
C	Administration of Justice	211
8	Administration	227
9	Police and Army	229
10	Education	240
11	Commerce	247
12	Customs and Folklore	255
13	Means of Travelling	261
14	Languages	270
15	The Occupations	278
A	Professions	278
B	Industries	288
16	Medicine	297
17	Astronomy and Astrology	306
18	Flora and Fauna	310
A	Irrigation, Forests and Agriculture	310
B	Zoology and Animal Husbandry	319
19	The Arts	334
A	Paintings	334
B	Dress, Fashion and Costumes	336
C	Theatre	340
D	Jewellery and Precious Stones	345
E	Indian Cooking	351
F	Music	362
20	Architecture and Monuments	369
21	Wild Life and Sport	382
22	Literature	402
23	Geography	417
A	Harbours and Coasts	417
B	Cities	420
C	Villages	432
D	Landscapes	436
E	The Himalaya and other Mountains	442
F	Rivers and Bridges	453
G	The Monsoon and Rain	460
H	Storms & Hurricanes	467
24	History	472
A	Ancient	472
B	Medieval	474
C	Modern	482
	Notes on Sources	495
	Index	509