Bengal District Gazetteers Shahabad

The present volume gives an extensive description of the district named Shahabad. It is the first of a new series of District Gazetteers, in which subject-matter has been arranged differently as compared to the original Gazetteer of Shahabad. The Gazetteer states that the district is divided into three distinct regions — low lying area, large flat area and hilly region. It tells about the physical configuration of the region, its river system, Hill System, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Fauna, Climate, and Rainfall. It provides considerable information about Pre-historic period, early history, Muhammadan rule, Babur’s invasion, rise of British Power, the Mutiny of 1857, and Archaeology. The Gazetteer discusses the growth of population, its Density, Life Style, Culture, Religions, Languages, Caste System, and Religious Movements of that time. It details about artificial reservoirs, canal system, canal revenue, effects of canal irrigation, and protection from famine. Land improvement and Agriculturists’ Loans Act helped in extension of cultivation in the region. 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 Gazetteers Shahabad written/authored/edited by L. S. S. O'malley', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9788121218641 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 190 (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:-