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SELECTIONS FROM
ENGLISH PERIODICALS
O F 19TH C E N T U R Y B E N G A L
VOLUME V: 1858-60
Hindoo Patriot ,· Friend of India.
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2 GANENDRA MITRA LANE
CALCUITA 709 004 • INDIA
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@ Benoy Ghoso 1980
Published: January 1980
Proofs corrected & index prepared by :
Subimal Lahiri
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lb. 90.00
Published by Arijit Kumar for Papyrus, 2 Ganendra Mitra
Lane, Calcutta 700 004. Printed by Tinkari Barik at Anu
Press, SI Jhamapukur I.ane, Calcutta 700 009. Bound by
Dinesh Biswas, 19/lB Patwar Bagan Lane, Calcutta 700 009.
CONTENTS
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Editorial
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. The Bill for the Mutinies 1 ; The Rebellion 2 ; 4 ; Retribu-
tion 6; The Late Baboo Russick Krishna Mullick 9; Merchant
and Banian 12 ; Native Opinion 14 ; The Mutinies and the
People 16 ; The Government and Religion 22 ; The Rebellion
25 ; Incentives to Rebellion 26 ; The Rebellion 28 ; - 30 ;
·The Permanent Settlement 32 ; The Atrocities and Retribu
tion 35 ; Colonization in India 38 ; Confiscation of the Property
of Rebels 43 ; The Rebellion 45 ; The Causes of the Mutinies
46 ; The Calcutta University SO ; The Late State Trials 51 ;
The Conduct . of the War 54; The Rebellion 57 ; -58 ; Shall
we have peace? 59; Workmen and Servants 60; The Rebel
lion 63 ; Indigo Planting 64 ; The Rebellion 69 ; The M utlah
Railway 69 ; The First Graduate 70 ; The last ''Education
Despatch'' 72; The Belgachia Theatre 73; The Rebellion 74;
Planters' Portraits 76 ; The Rebellion 78 ; Our Educational
Policy 79 ; A Plea for the Rebels 82 ; The Amnesty 85 ; The
Late Baboo Nuggendernath Tagore 87 ; The Loyal Meeting
and Address 89 ; Native Cfficials 91 ; The Indian Press 95 ;
;The Mission of the Mutinies 97 ; The Ingratitude of the
Natives of India 101 : Government by Native Opinion 106;
Educational Policy 110; The Krishnanagar Brahma Samaj 112 ;
Reviews 113; Vernacular Newspapers 115 ; The Proverty of the
Natives 118 ; Anarchy in Bengal 121 ; Clive Street Theories of
Taxation 123 ; Mr. Halliday 126 ; Theatricals 128 ; The Mutiny
in the Sweetmeat Shop 130 ; The Belgatchia Theatre 133 ; The
Monstrous Meeting 135 ; The Moonsiff's Pa)' 138 ; The Zamin
dars 140; What are we to learn 142; Commercial Character
()f the English and Indians 148; Additional Taxes on Zemindars
151 ; The Gomashta 154; Indigo Planting in Nuddea 160; Dr.
Mouatt on Hindoo Intellect 164; Anarchy in Bengal 166 ; -
170 ; The Government of Bengal and Indigo Planting 174 ;
Indigo Planting in Bengal 178 ; The Indigo Affair ; The
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Indigo Planting 188 ; Baboo Sibkissen Bane1jea's Case 189 ;
The Late Baboo Ramrutton Roy 189 ; The Indigo Districts
192; The Indigo Commission 198; Military Outrages 201 ; The
Indigo Question 202 ; The Late Baboo Dwarkynauth Tagore
204; Iras et Verba Locant 505 ; Indigo Commission 297 ;
Political Aspect of Bengal 210 ; Indigo Damages 212 ; The
Zemindar and the Planter 213 ; Keeping the District Quiet 215 ;
The Municipal Commissioners of Calcutta 218; Keeping the
District Quiet again 219 1 Indigo Commission 220 ; The Indigo
Question 224; The Indigo Commission in the MufussiJ 226;
The Government of Bengal and the Indigo Planters 231 1 Indigo
under Report 233 ; The Goburdangah Affair 235 ; The Indigo
Districts 237 ; The Finding 241 1 The Rent Law 245 ; Who feed
the courts 246 ; The Lieutenant-Governor and the Indigo
Crisis 249 ; The Minority of the Indigo Commissioners 253;
The Future of Indigo 259; The Mutiniers 264; The Indigo
Commission 266 ; Indigo Prospects 268 ; Kisteewallah 271 ;
Education and Public Employment 274 ; The Beddyas 278 :
Vices of Young Bengal 280 ; Flogging as a Punishment 283.
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rtlEND Of INDIA.
The Last Education Report 287 ; The Financial Position 292 ;
Education at Cross Purposes 296 ; Our Financial Position 298 ;
Education at an end 303 ; Mohammedan Taxation 304 ; Kissory
Chand Mittra on Education 309 ; Economy vs. New Taxes 311 ;
The Effect of English Education in India 314; \Vidow's Lost
Property 318; Indian Economy 318; Law and Order in Bengal
32l; The Talookdaree System in Oudl;i 326; Serf Emancipa
tion in Bengal 330 ; Village Schools 334 ; The Defects of Indian
Politicians 336 ; Tony Weller in Hooghly 338 : A Native
Widow's Fu11d 340; Retrospect of 1859 340; The Vernacular
Literature Society 348 ; The Trade of Bengal 350 ; Mr. Grant
and the Indigo Planters 353 : Mr. Grant's Reply to the Planters
356.
E'ditoriat•Notes 359.