In this book, John Law, the author who visited India fifteen years after Mutiny describes withthe accuracy of a genius and literary artists, the things he saw and places he visited. he skillfully gives and amusing but realistic account of peculiarities and traits of the character of Americans, Russains, Eurasians and Indians. he refereshes our knowledge of history by referring to old places of historical interest viz Fort St. George, Fort of Arcot, St. John Church and Reading Room of the Madras Museum connected with the lives of Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and Lord Cornwallis -The builders of the British Empire. his lucid account of professionals namely Brahmin Priest, a lawyer, a doctor and a Hindu student, Mutiny, the Indian editors, editing and the newspapers, the custom of early marriage and prosititution contain a welath of information. Besides, chapters on Liberation; and 'Vedantism' provide a penetrating analysis of the religious tenets within a short compass. |