History of India from the
earliest
period to the close of Lord
Dalhousie's administration.
Dalhousie's administration.
Cambridge History of India - v4 - Indian Empire
That agreement
## p. 1016 (#1060) ##########################################
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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1909
was not liked by the Indian Government. There was a border
agreement between China and Nepal in 1962 by which China was
able to claim some territory which formerly was under Nepal. In
the same year, King Mohindra visited Delhi and there was a frank
exchange of views between the two countries. India promised not
to allow the rebels to operate from the Indian territory. During
the Indo-Chinese War in 1962, Nepal was neutral. However, the
relations between Nepal and India improved after 1962 as India
began to re-organise her armed forces and became a strong country
militarily. India attaches great importance to friendship with
Nepal but she has to counter Chinese influence in Nepal in every
field. Only recently, Shri Dinesh Singh, Foreign Minister of India,
visited Nepal on a good-will mission but in spite of that new diffi-
culties have cropped up (July 1969).
BHUTAN
The relations between India and Bhutan were governed by the
treaties of 1865 and 1900. On 8 August, 1949, India entered into a
new treaty of perpetual peace and friendship with Bhutan under
which India was not to interfere with the internal administration
of that country. Bhutan agreed to be guided by India in regard
to her external relations. The Government of India gave to Bhutan
the territory known as Dewanagari and also raised the annual sub-
sidy to Rs. 5 lakhs. During a visit to Bhutan on 23 December,
1958, Prime Minister Nehru pointedly said, “In the event of any
aggression against Bhutan by any country, India would consider it
an act of aggression against herself and act accordingly. "
SIKKIM
In 1947 when India became free, the relations between India
and Sikkim were governed by a Stand-still agreement. In March
1950, a provisional agreement was made between the two coun-
tries. On 5 December, 1950, another treaty was entered into
between the two countries. Sikkim was to be a protectorate of
India. She was to enjoy internal autonomy but the Government
of India was to be responsible for her defence, external relations and
communications. India was to pay Rs. 3 lakhs every year to Sikkim.
On 15 February, 1961, Prime Minister Nehru told the Indian Par-
liament that "any kind of incursion into Sikkim or Bhutan will be
considered an incursion into India and we shall abide by the assur-
ances we have given to them. ”
## p. 1017 (#1061) ##########################################
INDIA AND INDONESIA
1017
INDONESIA
India played an important part in securing the independence of
indonesia. After her independence, the relations between India
and Indonesia were cordial. Both the President of India and Prime
Minister of India visited Indonesia. Likewise, India was visited
by President Soekarno and the various Prime Ministers of that
country. On the initiative of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Bandung Con-
ference was held in Indonesia in April, 1955. However, the rela-
tions between the two countries got strained when Indonesia came
under the influence of Peking. During the Indo-Pakistan War of
1965, Indonesia gave Pakistan military help. This anti-Indian
attitude continued till the overthrow of President Soekarno. Things
have changed under President Suharto. The Government of India
has given a loan to the new Government of Indonesia and at pre-
sent (1969), the relations between the two countries are cordial.
ISRAF!
On account of the pro-Arab attitude of the Government of India,
the State of Israel was not recognised by her for some time and the
same was done on 17 September, 1950. In spite of that, Israel
was allowed to have only a Consul-General in India to operate
from Bombay. During the war between Israel and the U. A. R. in
June 1967, India held Israel guilty of aggression and supported
President Nasser. It appears that in view of the hostile attitude
of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran and Turkey towards India during
the Indo-Pakistan war, India must put Israel on a footing of equal-
ity with other countries having diplomatic relations with India.
In May, 1969, on the occasion of the death of Dr. Zakir Husain,
the Consul-General of Israel in India complained of the shabby
treatment meted out to him when he went to put a wreath on the
dead body of the President of India.
MALAYASIA
When India was attacked by China in 1962, Tunku Abdul Rah-
man, Prime Minister of Malaya, was in India. In spite of the fact
that there is a large Chinese population in his own country, Tunku
Abdul Rahman denounced the Chinese invasion of India which "aim-
ed at showing Communist China's strength and might to impress the
smaller nations. ” On 1 November, 1962, he declared in Singapu.
that in the event of a war between India and China, his country
would give India "all-out support. ” However, the attitude of
## p. 1018 (#1062) ##########################################
1018
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1909
India towards Malayasia was not proper when she was confronted
by Indonesia and the Philippines. India refused to commit herself
to help Malayasia.
The present position of India is that she finds herself in a difficult
position. She does not belong to any camp. No world power can
rely upon her and consequently India also cannot rely upon any
Great Power in the hour of her necd. They may help her if their
own interests so demand. The U. S. A. came to her help in Octoher
1962, although she was not bound to do so. It is well known that
when the Indian Government sounded the United States on 17
September, 1965, the United States refused to commit herself to
come to the help of India in the event of a war between India
and China. Likewise, India must never forget that on 25 Octo-
ber, 1962, the Soviet Union also wavered in her attitude towards
India and actually showed her sympathy for the Chinese cause.
Indian leaders keep on harping on a policy of non-alignment in the
face of a dual danger from China and Pakistan. This is partiu-
larly so when it is conceded by all the intelligent persons in the
country that India alone is no match for Communist China. The
leaders of India, both inside and outside the Government, must
realise that it is a suicidal policy and the earlier it is changed the
better. India must enter into a military alliance with some coun-
try with whose help she can not only defend herself against China
but also get back her lost territories from her. Moreover, a big
effort must be made to set things right within the country. A new
spirit must be put into the hearts of the Indians to live and work
for the strength, prosperity and glory of India. A war should be
declared on corruption, inefficiency and lethargy in the country.
## p. 1019 (#1063) ##########################################
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER I
IMPERIAL LEGISLATION AND THE SUPERIOR
GOVERNMENTS, 1818-1857
ORIGINAL SOURCES
UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The chief source of information lies in the records of the various governments at
the India Office and in the record offices of India. Details regarding these may be
found in the various hand-books cited in the bibliographies of the previous volume.
The Additional Manuscripts at the British Museum include the papers of Lord
Liverpool, of Lord Auckland, of Lord Broughton, and of Lord Ripon (President
of the Board of Control, 1843-6). Some parts of the last collection will not be open
to the public till 1933. The papers of Lord Ellenborough are in the Public Record
Office.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The Parliamentary Papers of the period contain a great variety of documents.
The most important are those connected with the renewal of the Company's
privileges in 1833 and 1853. These are: Session 1830, vols. V, VI; 1830-1, vol.
ix; 1831, vols. V, vi; 1831-2, vols. VIII-XIV; 1833, vol. XXV; 1852–3, vols.
XXVII-XXXII. Hansard gives the debates on these measures.
>
BAIRD, J. C. Private letters of the Marquess of Dalhousie. 1910.
COLCHESTER, Lord. Indian administration of Lord Ellenborough. 1874.
Elliot's Standing Orders. Madras, 1904.
HASTINGS, Lord. Private Diary. 2 vols. 1858.
Law, Sir ALGERNON. India under Lord Ellenborough. 1926.
MUKHERJI, P. Indian constitutional documents. 2 vols. Calcutta, 1918.
VICTORIA, QUEEN. Letters. 3 vols. 1907.
CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS
ARGYLL, Duke of. India under Dalhousie and Canning. 1865.
ARNOLD, Edwin. The Marquis of Dalhousie's administration. 2 vols. 1862.
Brief enquiry into the state and prospects of India by an eye-witness in the military
service of the Company. 1833.
CAMPBELL, G. India as it may be. 1853.
East India question fairly stated. 1831.
GRAHAM, ARCHIBALD. The means of ameliorating India. 1835.
HOUGH, W. India as it ought to be under the new charter act. 1853.
India Reform Tracts. (Include: The Government of India since 1834; the Native
states of India; the Government of India under a bureaucracy. )
MALCOLM, Sir John. The governnient of India. 1833.
MARTIN, R. M. British India: its history, topography, government, etc. n. d.
NAPIER, Sir CHARLES. Defects civil and military of the Indian government. 1853.
Opinions of Lords Wellesley and Grenville on the government of India. 1832.
PRINSEP, H. T. The India question in 1853. 1853.
RICKARDS, R. India, or facts submitted to illustrate the character and condition
of the native inhabitants. 1833.
Royle, Dr R. The productive resources of India. 1840.
SHORE, F. J. Notes on Indian affairs. 2 vols. 1837.
## p. 1020 (#1064) ##########################################
1020
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sketch of the commercial resources, and monetary and mercantile system of
British Ind:a. 1837.
THORNTON, EDWARD. India: its state and prospects. 1835.
Chapters of the modern history of India. 1840.
TREVELYAN, C. E. Papers transmitted from India. 1830.
SECONDARY WORKS
GENERAL
AUBER, P. Rise and progress of British power in India. 2 vols. 1837.
Bengal Past and Present. Calcutta, 1907, etc.
BEVERIDGE, H. Comprehensive history of India. 3 vols. 1867.
BURGESS, Dr JAMES. The chronology of modern India. 1913.
CURZON, Marquis of. British government in India. 2 vols. 1925.
ILBERT, Sir COURTNEY. The government of India. 1922.
Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 1, Descriptive, Oxford, 1907; vol. 11, Historical,
1908; vol. 11, Economic, 1908; vol. iv, Administrative, 1907; Atlas, 1909.
LYALL, Sir ALFRED. Rise and expansion of the British dominion in India. 1910,
MARSHMAN, J. C.
History of India from the earliest period to the close of Lord
Dalhousie's administration. 3 vols. 1867.
Mill, JAMES. History of British India. 5th ed. with notes and continuation by
H. H. Wilson. 1o vols. 1858.
Muir, Ramsay. The making of British India. Manchester, 1915.
ROBERTS, P. E. India. 2 vols. Oxford, 1916–20.
STRACHEY, Sir JOHN. India. 1888.
THORNTON, EDWARD. History of the British empire in India. 6 vols. 1841.
TROTTER, L. J. History under Queen Victoria from 1836 to 1880. 2 vols. 1886.
SPECIAL
BOULGER, D. Lord William Bentinck. Oxford, 1892.
BROUGHTON, Lord. Recollections of a long life. 6 vols. 1909–11.
COLVIN, Sir AUCKLAND. Life of John Russell Colvin. Oxford, 1895.
DURAND, H. M. Life of Sir H. M. Durand. 2 vols. 1883.
FOSTER, Sir William. The East India House. • 1924.
John Company. 1926.
HARDINGE, Viscount. Viscount Hardinge. Oxford, 1891.
HUNTER, Sir W. W. The Marquess Dalhousie. Oxford, 1890.
KAYE, Sir John W. Memorials of Indian government. 1853.
Life and correspondence of Henry St George Tucker. 1854.
Life and correspondence of Sir John Malcolm. 2 vols. 1856.
Lives of Indian officers. 2 vols. 1889.
I EE-WARNER, Sir William. Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie. 2 vols. 1904.
NAPIER, Sir WILLIAM. Life of Sir Charles Napier. 4 vols. 1857.
RITCHIE, Mrs A. T. Earl Amherst. Oxford, 1894.
TREVELYAN, Sir G. O. Life and letters of Lord Macaulay. ist ed. 1876; popular
-
ed. 1889.
CHAPTERS II and xmı
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN BENGAL, 1818-1918
UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
Apart from the administrative records of the separate districts, these consist
especially of the revenue, judicial and public proceedings of the Bengal govern-
ment, and the proceedings of the Board of Revenue, which for a long period acted
as the effective government of the province. For the papers preserved at the India
Office, the reader should consult Sir William Foster's Guide to the India Office Records.
For the records in India, see the Handbook to the records of the Government of India and
## p. 1021 (#1065) ##########################################
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1021
the Catalogue of the English records of the Government of Bengal. The Bengal government
has also published a series of indexes to the dispatches exchanged with the home
government. These comprise:
Select index to the general letters from the court of directors in the Judicial
Department, 1785-1854. 1924.
Select index to general letters to and from the court of directors in the Revenue,
etc. Departments, 1771-1858. 1926.
Select index to general letters to and from the court of directors in the Separate
Revenue, etc. Departments, 1765-1854. 1926.
Select index to general letters to the court of directors, 1793–1858, and from the
court of directors, 1827-9, in the Judicial Department. 1927.
Select index to general letters to and from the court of directors in the Public,
etc. Departments, 1834–56. 1927.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The Parliamentary Papers include the following:
Report on the excise system in Bengal, 1856, vol. XXVI.
Report of the Indigo Commission, 1865, vols. XLIV, XLV.
Reports of the Bengal Sanitary Commission, 1866, vol. lm, and 1867, vol. LII.
Report of the Indian Police Commission, 1905, vol. LVII.
Report of the Indian Excise Committee, 1907, vol. Lyil.
Report of the Decentralisation Commission, 1909, vols. XLIV-XLVI.
For the parliamentary enquiries of 1833 and 1853, see p. 605, supra.
Bengal Administration Reports (annual), 1858-9 to 1918-19 (especially the volume
for 1911-12, which contains a valuable historical review).
CHAKRABATTI, RAI MANOHAN. Summary of changes in the jurisdiction of districts
in Bengal, 1757–1916. Calcutta, 1918.
MARTIN, MONTGOMERY. The history, antiquities, topography and statistics of
Eastern India. 3 vols. 1838. (Based on the reports of Francis Buchanan.
But large sections of these were omitted by Martin. To some extent this has
been made good by the textual publication of Buchanan's reports relating to
the districts of Bhagalpur (Patna, 1930), Patna and Gaya (Patna, 1925),
Shahabad (Patna, 1926) and Purnea (Patna, 1928). Reference should also
be made to the series of district gazetteers for the province. )
Report of the Bengal District Administration Committee. Calcutta, 1915.
OTHER WORKS
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land systems of British India. 3 vols. Oxford, 1892.
The land revenue and its administration in British India. Oxford, 1907;
BADR-UD-DIN AHMAD. “Old judicial records of the Calcutta High Court. (Proc.
of the Indian Hist. Com. v, 70. )
BUCKLAND, C. E. Bengal under the lieutenant-governors from 1854 to 1898.
Calcutta, 1901.
BUTLER, Major JOHN. Travels and adventures in the province of Assam during a
residence of fourteen years. 1855.
CAMPBELL, George. Modern India. 1853.
Memoirs of my Indian career. 2 vols. 1893.
CARSTAIRS, R. The little world of an Indian district officer. 1912.
Field, C. D. The Regulations of the Bengal Code. Calcutta, 1875.
Fraser, Sir ANDREW. Among Indian rajas and ryots. 1911.
Gait, E. A. History of Assam. Calcutta, 1906.
HUNTER, W. W. Orissa. 2 vols. 1872.
Inquiry into the causes of the stationary condition of India and its inhabitants with
an examination of the leading principles of two of the most approved revenue
systems. 1830.
JACK, J. C. Economic life of a Bengal district. 1916.
KAYE, Sir John. The administration of the East India Company. 1853.
a
## p. 1022 (#1066) ##########################################
1022
BIBLIOGRAPHY
O'MALLEY, L. S. S. History of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa under British rule.
Calcutta, 1925.
Permanent settlement emperilled, or the act of 1859. 1865
PHILLS, ARTHUR. Land tenures of Lower Bengal. 1876.
Ram Mohun Roy. Exposition of the practical operation of the judicial ans'
revenue systems of India.
## p. 1016 (#1060) ##########################################
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POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1909
was not liked by the Indian Government. There was a border
agreement between China and Nepal in 1962 by which China was
able to claim some territory which formerly was under Nepal. In
the same year, King Mohindra visited Delhi and there was a frank
exchange of views between the two countries. India promised not
to allow the rebels to operate from the Indian territory. During
the Indo-Chinese War in 1962, Nepal was neutral. However, the
relations between Nepal and India improved after 1962 as India
began to re-organise her armed forces and became a strong country
militarily. India attaches great importance to friendship with
Nepal but she has to counter Chinese influence in Nepal in every
field. Only recently, Shri Dinesh Singh, Foreign Minister of India,
visited Nepal on a good-will mission but in spite of that new diffi-
culties have cropped up (July 1969).
BHUTAN
The relations between India and Bhutan were governed by the
treaties of 1865 and 1900. On 8 August, 1949, India entered into a
new treaty of perpetual peace and friendship with Bhutan under
which India was not to interfere with the internal administration
of that country. Bhutan agreed to be guided by India in regard
to her external relations. The Government of India gave to Bhutan
the territory known as Dewanagari and also raised the annual sub-
sidy to Rs. 5 lakhs. During a visit to Bhutan on 23 December,
1958, Prime Minister Nehru pointedly said, “In the event of any
aggression against Bhutan by any country, India would consider it
an act of aggression against herself and act accordingly. "
SIKKIM
In 1947 when India became free, the relations between India
and Sikkim were governed by a Stand-still agreement. In March
1950, a provisional agreement was made between the two coun-
tries. On 5 December, 1950, another treaty was entered into
between the two countries. Sikkim was to be a protectorate of
India. She was to enjoy internal autonomy but the Government
of India was to be responsible for her defence, external relations and
communications. India was to pay Rs. 3 lakhs every year to Sikkim.
On 15 February, 1961, Prime Minister Nehru told the Indian Par-
liament that "any kind of incursion into Sikkim or Bhutan will be
considered an incursion into India and we shall abide by the assur-
ances we have given to them. ”
## p. 1017 (#1061) ##########################################
INDIA AND INDONESIA
1017
INDONESIA
India played an important part in securing the independence of
indonesia. After her independence, the relations between India
and Indonesia were cordial. Both the President of India and Prime
Minister of India visited Indonesia. Likewise, India was visited
by President Soekarno and the various Prime Ministers of that
country. On the initiative of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Bandung Con-
ference was held in Indonesia in April, 1955. However, the rela-
tions between the two countries got strained when Indonesia came
under the influence of Peking. During the Indo-Pakistan War of
1965, Indonesia gave Pakistan military help. This anti-Indian
attitude continued till the overthrow of President Soekarno. Things
have changed under President Suharto. The Government of India
has given a loan to the new Government of Indonesia and at pre-
sent (1969), the relations between the two countries are cordial.
ISRAF!
On account of the pro-Arab attitude of the Government of India,
the State of Israel was not recognised by her for some time and the
same was done on 17 September, 1950. In spite of that, Israel
was allowed to have only a Consul-General in India to operate
from Bombay. During the war between Israel and the U. A. R. in
June 1967, India held Israel guilty of aggression and supported
President Nasser. It appears that in view of the hostile attitude
of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran and Turkey towards India during
the Indo-Pakistan war, India must put Israel on a footing of equal-
ity with other countries having diplomatic relations with India.
In May, 1969, on the occasion of the death of Dr. Zakir Husain,
the Consul-General of Israel in India complained of the shabby
treatment meted out to him when he went to put a wreath on the
dead body of the President of India.
MALAYASIA
When India was attacked by China in 1962, Tunku Abdul Rah-
man, Prime Minister of Malaya, was in India. In spite of the fact
that there is a large Chinese population in his own country, Tunku
Abdul Rahman denounced the Chinese invasion of India which "aim-
ed at showing Communist China's strength and might to impress the
smaller nations. ” On 1 November, 1962, he declared in Singapu.
that in the event of a war between India and China, his country
would give India "all-out support. ” However, the attitude of
## p. 1018 (#1062) ##########################################
1018
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1909
India towards Malayasia was not proper when she was confronted
by Indonesia and the Philippines. India refused to commit herself
to help Malayasia.
The present position of India is that she finds herself in a difficult
position. She does not belong to any camp. No world power can
rely upon her and consequently India also cannot rely upon any
Great Power in the hour of her necd. They may help her if their
own interests so demand. The U. S. A. came to her help in Octoher
1962, although she was not bound to do so. It is well known that
when the Indian Government sounded the United States on 17
September, 1965, the United States refused to commit herself to
come to the help of India in the event of a war between India
and China. Likewise, India must never forget that on 25 Octo-
ber, 1962, the Soviet Union also wavered in her attitude towards
India and actually showed her sympathy for the Chinese cause.
Indian leaders keep on harping on a policy of non-alignment in the
face of a dual danger from China and Pakistan. This is partiu-
larly so when it is conceded by all the intelligent persons in the
country that India alone is no match for Communist China. The
leaders of India, both inside and outside the Government, must
realise that it is a suicidal policy and the earlier it is changed the
better. India must enter into a military alliance with some coun-
try with whose help she can not only defend herself against China
but also get back her lost territories from her. Moreover, a big
effort must be made to set things right within the country. A new
spirit must be put into the hearts of the Indians to live and work
for the strength, prosperity and glory of India. A war should be
declared on corruption, inefficiency and lethargy in the country.
## p. 1019 (#1063) ##########################################
BIBLIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER I
IMPERIAL LEGISLATION AND THE SUPERIOR
GOVERNMENTS, 1818-1857
ORIGINAL SOURCES
UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The chief source of information lies in the records of the various governments at
the India Office and in the record offices of India. Details regarding these may be
found in the various hand-books cited in the bibliographies of the previous volume.
The Additional Manuscripts at the British Museum include the papers of Lord
Liverpool, of Lord Auckland, of Lord Broughton, and of Lord Ripon (President
of the Board of Control, 1843-6). Some parts of the last collection will not be open
to the public till 1933. The papers of Lord Ellenborough are in the Public Record
Office.
PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The Parliamentary Papers of the period contain a great variety of documents.
The most important are those connected with the renewal of the Company's
privileges in 1833 and 1853. These are: Session 1830, vols. V, VI; 1830-1, vol.
ix; 1831, vols. V, vi; 1831-2, vols. VIII-XIV; 1833, vol. XXV; 1852–3, vols.
XXVII-XXXII. Hansard gives the debates on these measures.
>
BAIRD, J. C. Private letters of the Marquess of Dalhousie. 1910.
COLCHESTER, Lord. Indian administration of Lord Ellenborough. 1874.
Elliot's Standing Orders. Madras, 1904.
HASTINGS, Lord. Private Diary. 2 vols. 1858.
Law, Sir ALGERNON. India under Lord Ellenborough. 1926.
MUKHERJI, P. Indian constitutional documents. 2 vols. Calcutta, 1918.
VICTORIA, QUEEN. Letters. 3 vols. 1907.
CONTEMPORARY WRITINGS
ARGYLL, Duke of. India under Dalhousie and Canning. 1865.
ARNOLD, Edwin. The Marquis of Dalhousie's administration. 2 vols. 1862.
Brief enquiry into the state and prospects of India by an eye-witness in the military
service of the Company. 1833.
CAMPBELL, G. India as it may be. 1853.
East India question fairly stated. 1831.
GRAHAM, ARCHIBALD. The means of ameliorating India. 1835.
HOUGH, W. India as it ought to be under the new charter act. 1853.
India Reform Tracts. (Include: The Government of India since 1834; the Native
states of India; the Government of India under a bureaucracy. )
MALCOLM, Sir John. The governnient of India. 1833.
MARTIN, R. M. British India: its history, topography, government, etc. n. d.
NAPIER, Sir CHARLES. Defects civil and military of the Indian government. 1853.
Opinions of Lords Wellesley and Grenville on the government of India. 1832.
PRINSEP, H. T. The India question in 1853. 1853.
RICKARDS, R. India, or facts submitted to illustrate the character and condition
of the native inhabitants. 1833.
Royle, Dr R. The productive resources of India. 1840.
SHORE, F. J. Notes on Indian affairs. 2 vols. 1837.
## p. 1020 (#1064) ##########################################
1020
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sketch of the commercial resources, and monetary and mercantile system of
British Ind:a. 1837.
THORNTON, EDWARD. India: its state and prospects. 1835.
Chapters of the modern history of India. 1840.
TREVELYAN, C. E. Papers transmitted from India. 1830.
SECONDARY WORKS
GENERAL
AUBER, P. Rise and progress of British power in India. 2 vols. 1837.
Bengal Past and Present. Calcutta, 1907, etc.
BEVERIDGE, H. Comprehensive history of India. 3 vols. 1867.
BURGESS, Dr JAMES. The chronology of modern India. 1913.
CURZON, Marquis of. British government in India. 2 vols. 1925.
ILBERT, Sir COURTNEY. The government of India. 1922.
Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 1, Descriptive, Oxford, 1907; vol. 11, Historical,
1908; vol. 11, Economic, 1908; vol. iv, Administrative, 1907; Atlas, 1909.
LYALL, Sir ALFRED. Rise and expansion of the British dominion in India. 1910,
MARSHMAN, J. C.
History of India from the earliest period to the close of Lord
Dalhousie's administration. 3 vols. 1867.
Mill, JAMES. History of British India. 5th ed. with notes and continuation by
H. H. Wilson. 1o vols. 1858.
Muir, Ramsay. The making of British India. Manchester, 1915.
ROBERTS, P. E. India. 2 vols. Oxford, 1916–20.
STRACHEY, Sir JOHN. India. 1888.
THORNTON, EDWARD. History of the British empire in India. 6 vols. 1841.
TROTTER, L. J. History under Queen Victoria from 1836 to 1880. 2 vols. 1886.
SPECIAL
BOULGER, D. Lord William Bentinck. Oxford, 1892.
BROUGHTON, Lord. Recollections of a long life. 6 vols. 1909–11.
COLVIN, Sir AUCKLAND. Life of John Russell Colvin. Oxford, 1895.
DURAND, H. M. Life of Sir H. M. Durand. 2 vols. 1883.
FOSTER, Sir William. The East India House. • 1924.
John Company. 1926.
HARDINGE, Viscount. Viscount Hardinge. Oxford, 1891.
HUNTER, Sir W. W. The Marquess Dalhousie. Oxford, 1890.
KAYE, Sir John W. Memorials of Indian government. 1853.
Life and correspondence of Henry St George Tucker. 1854.
Life and correspondence of Sir John Malcolm. 2 vols. 1856.
Lives of Indian officers. 2 vols. 1889.
I EE-WARNER, Sir William. Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie. 2 vols. 1904.
NAPIER, Sir WILLIAM. Life of Sir Charles Napier. 4 vols. 1857.
RITCHIE, Mrs A. T. Earl Amherst. Oxford, 1894.
TREVELYAN, Sir G. O. Life and letters of Lord Macaulay. ist ed. 1876; popular
-
ed. 1889.
CHAPTERS II and xmı
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IN BENGAL, 1818-1918
UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
Apart from the administrative records of the separate districts, these consist
especially of the revenue, judicial and public proceedings of the Bengal govern-
ment, and the proceedings of the Board of Revenue, which for a long period acted
as the effective government of the province. For the papers preserved at the India
Office, the reader should consult Sir William Foster's Guide to the India Office Records.
For the records in India, see the Handbook to the records of the Government of India and
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the Catalogue of the English records of the Government of Bengal. The Bengal government
has also published a series of indexes to the dispatches exchanged with the home
government. These comprise:
Select index to the general letters from the court of directors in the Judicial
Department, 1785-1854. 1924.
Select index to general letters to and from the court of directors in the Revenue,
etc. Departments, 1771-1858. 1926.
Select index to general letters to and from the court of directors in the Separate
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Select index to general letters to the court of directors, 1793–1858, and from the
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PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
The Parliamentary Papers include the following:
Report on the excise system in Bengal, 1856, vol. XXVI.
Report of the Indigo Commission, 1865, vols. XLIV, XLV.
Reports of the Bengal Sanitary Commission, 1866, vol. lm, and 1867, vol. LII.
Report of the Indian Police Commission, 1905, vol. LVII.
Report of the Indian Excise Committee, 1907, vol. Lyil.
Report of the Decentralisation Commission, 1909, vols. XLIV-XLVI.
For the parliamentary enquiries of 1833 and 1853, see p. 605, supra.
Bengal Administration Reports (annual), 1858-9 to 1918-19 (especially the volume
for 1911-12, which contains a valuable historical review).
CHAKRABATTI, RAI MANOHAN. Summary of changes in the jurisdiction of districts
in Bengal, 1757–1916. Calcutta, 1918.
MARTIN, MONTGOMERY. The history, antiquities, topography and statistics of
Eastern India. 3 vols. 1838. (Based on the reports of Francis Buchanan.
But large sections of these were omitted by Martin. To some extent this has
been made good by the textual publication of Buchanan's reports relating to
the districts of Bhagalpur (Patna, 1930), Patna and Gaya (Patna, 1925),
Shahabad (Patna, 1926) and Purnea (Patna, 1928). Reference should also
be made to the series of district gazetteers for the province. )
Report of the Bengal District Administration Committee. Calcutta, 1915.
OTHER WORKS
BADEN-POWELL, B. H. Land systems of British India. 3 vols. Oxford, 1892.
The land revenue and its administration in British India. Oxford, 1907;
BADR-UD-DIN AHMAD. “Old judicial records of the Calcutta High Court. (Proc.
of the Indian Hist. Com. v, 70. )
BUCKLAND, C. E. Bengal under the lieutenant-governors from 1854 to 1898.
Calcutta, 1901.
BUTLER, Major JOHN. Travels and adventures in the province of Assam during a
residence of fourteen years. 1855.
CAMPBELL, George. Modern India. 1853.
Memoirs of my Indian career. 2 vols. 1893.
CARSTAIRS, R. The little world of an Indian district officer. 1912.
Field, C. D. The Regulations of the Bengal Code. Calcutta, 1875.
Fraser, Sir ANDREW. Among Indian rajas and ryots. 1911.
Gait, E. A. History of Assam. Calcutta, 1906.
HUNTER, W. W. Orissa. 2 vols. 1872.
Inquiry into the causes of the stationary condition of India and its inhabitants with
an examination of the leading principles of two of the most approved revenue
systems. 1830.
JACK, J. C. Economic life of a Bengal district. 1916.
KAYE, Sir John. The administration of the East India Company. 1853.
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