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In recent years, several scholars have enriched Orissan historiography, but no one has taken pains to study the sad plight of the people of the erstwhile twenty-six Feudatory States of Orissa and their struggle against the evils of feudal order. The present work of Dr. Sadasiba Pradhan brings to limelight the economic factors in a rural based agrarian society which motivated the mute peasants to rise against their Rajas. The authro has traced the developments coherently. In Chapter One, origin and short Oriss under Mughals, Marathas and the British is given. Chapter two deals withe status of the Feudatory Chiefs and the pattern of judicial and land revenue administration. Chapter Three highlights how the English education was denied to the people to check the growth of political consciousness.
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The Essays Capture The Changing Contours Of Orissan Society, Economy, Religions, Cultural Life And Art Expressions. It Embraces Diverse Specificities From Every Epoch Of Orissan History And Focuses On Its Archaeological Remains, Ancient Maritime Activities, Vaisnavite Sculptures, Etc.
Psychiatric provision at Trivandrum in the early twentieth century -- Formal classification and treatment of patients -- Institutional trends and statistics -- The Orissan states - "something rotten somewhere"--Conclusion -- Index
This is an invaluable collection for scholars working on the princely states of India due to abundance of sources consulted and broad coverage of the subject It includes contributions by authors from Europe/UK, India and North America. Both editors are highly regarded and well reputed scholars. Most contributors are well known researchers in their field It will be of interest to scholarly community in Europe/UK, North America, Asia and Australia where Indian History and Politics is taught
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