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1. The North American Review for October.

Subjects
SERIAL publications, LITERATURE
Abstract

The article presents information about authors who have contributed papers to the October issue of the periodical "North American Review." Two Englishmen, Leslie Stephen and R.D. Osborn, an Indian officer, do the best writing in this number of the North American. Osborn's account of the siege of Delhi is very graphic and interesting. It was well enough known before how it is that the English maintain themselves as masters of millions in India, but it is a vivid flash of light on the subject when one is told of John Nicholson's having been adopted as a god by a new sect of fanatics which arose at his death.

Published
1868

2. CHAPTER LXV.:1885-1886.

Subjects
VOYAGES & travels, TERRORISM, MILITARY science, ARMIES
Abstract

Chapter 65 of the book "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief," by Frederick Sleigh Roberts is presented. It narrates the author's travel experience back to Delhi, India from 1885-1886. It presents his congratulations to the successful expedition of Lieutenant-General Harry Prendergast to Burma. It explores the Camp of Exercise and describes the defence of the North-West Frontier. It differentiates the significance of communications than fortifications in the force.

Published
1898

3. CHAPTER XLII.: 1876-1878.

Subjects
VOYAGES & travels, MILITARY promotions, WAR
Abstract

Chapter 42 of the book "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief," by Frederick Sleigh Roberts is presented. It narrates the author's travel experience in Delhi, India from 1876-1878. It announces the promotion of Lord Lytton as the Viceroy for the troop. It explores the imperial assemblage at the city with the reception of the ruling chiefs. It presents the significance of the assemblage to politics. It recognizes the proclamation of Sher Ali for a Jahad or religious war.

Published
1898

4. CHAPTER XXXVIII.: 1869.

Subjects
VOYAGES & travels, SACRED space
Abstract

Chapter 38 of the book "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief," by Frederick Sleigh Roberts is presented. It narrates the author's travel experience in Delhi, India in 1869. It reiterates his return to the with a different aspect due to the new elected officials in the troop. It conveys his visit to Umritsar who is a gay with brilliant illuminations to the Viceroy. It relates his and the troop's journey towards the sacred city of Lahore.

Published
1898

5. CHAPTER XXXIV.: 1860.

Subjects
VOYAGES & travels, ARMY organization, MARCHES (Musical form), DEATH
Abstract

Chapter 34 of the book "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief," by Frederick Sleigh Roberts is presented. It narrates the author's travel experience in Delhi, India in 1860. It presents the significant alteration made in the organization of the army in the country through the passage of a Bill for the merger of the local European Forces with the Royal Army. It announces the death of Lady Canning. It relates the cold-weather march of the Gwalior troops.

Published
1898

6. CHAPTER XX.: 1857.

Subjects
VOYAGES & travels, ASSAULT & battery, TAJ Mahal (Agra, India)
Abstract

Chapter 20 of the book "Forty-One Years in India: From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief," by Frederick Sleigh Roberts is presented. It narrates the author's travel experience from Delhi to Agra in India in 1857. It relates his departure from Delhi after the siege in the city. It conveys the necessity for further action in the city. It demonstrates the collapse of the administration of Agra which is considered an exciting chase for the Taj Mahal.

Published
1898

7. MASS MEDIA USE PATTERNS IN THE INDIAN SLUMS: A STUDY OF FOUR BASTIES IN GREATER DELHI.

Author

MISHRA, VISHWA M.

Subjects
MASS media research, CROSS-cultural studies, QUESTIONNAIRES, VOTING registers, ELECTIONS, EDUCATIONAL attainment, ILLITERATE persons, NEW literates
Abstract

The article presents a study which investigates the use of mass communication and newspapers and radio by basti dwellers in Greater Delhi, India. The study used cross-cultural studies, questionnaires, and examined four basties drawn from the electoral rolls revised in preparation fir the general election in February 1967. It states that 42 percent of the respondents were literate, and 40 percent had received formal education. Results show that illiterates and neo-literates used newspapers to learn how to read, while radio is the most popular tool for entertainment.

Published
1970
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8. A Family Planning Survey in Four Delhi Villages.

Author

Agarwala, S. N.

Subjects
DEMOGRAPHIC surveys, BIRTH control, POPULATION assistance, SEXUAL ethics
Abstract

This article presents the results of a family planning attitude survey conducted in four villages near metropolitan Delhi, India. Information was obtained through questionnaires from married females of reproductive age. The author seeks to report the level of knowledge and awareness of women in family planning and birth control methods. The women thought that a family should have four children, and spacing between them should be roughly four years.

Published
1961
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