History and Ethnology of an Indian Upland

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These pages, written for the most part in camp among the Santals on the borders of the Santal Parganas, make no claim to give an exhaustive account of the Santals and the Paharias, and of the country they have made their own. In the attempt to present only so much concerning this little-known part of our Indian Empire as may be of interest to the general reader, to whom the Blue Book and the official report make no appeal, much that is of interest solely to the ethnologist and the specialist has been necessarily omitted. But if the following pages in some measure faithfully portray this interesting land and its peoples, as they have been and as they are to-day, they will have fulfilled their mission. The lack of interest shown by the average Englishman at home in India and Indian affairs, long proverbial, is now happily becoming a thing of the past, and the kind reception accorded to 'Chota Nagpore, a Little-known Province of the Empire,' leads me to hope that a similar interest may be evinced in The Story of an Indian Upland.' To Sir WILLIAM WARD my thanks are due for the photograph of the Hon. JOHN PETTY WARD, and to the Rev. Dr. CAMPBELL of Pokhuria, who so constantly placed his great knowledge of the Santals at my disposal. I find it hard to acknow- ledge adequately the debt I owe to the late Sir WILLIAM HUNTER, my first guide into the fascinating land of Indian history and ethnology, and to the Hon. Mr. RISLEY, who, in spite of his heavy official duties, has so generously given me his help.

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