Gujarat And The Gujaratis: Pictures Of Men And Manners Taken From Life - HB

About the Book:-The page of the social and domestic life of the people of India is almost unread by Europeans. There are many reasons for this. There is the difference of language. Very few Englishmen have sufficient knowledge of any Indian language to converse with the Indian local people with ease and fluency. The author possesses a remarkable knowledge of the English language which paves an easy way to prepare the text of this book. This book aims to put forth a picture of the people and customs of the Gujarati folk in an amusing and friendly way written to amuse the English officers. The book starts with a sketch of four of Gujarat's major cities: Surat, Broach, Baroda and Ahmedabad. It further goes on the describe the various sects of the people and some of their occupations: the Parsis, Mohammedans, Boras (Bhoras) the Marmari, the barber, the lawyer, the operations of the court, the native mendicants, the missionaries etc., all find mention. The book also discusses home life, festivals the Hindu month of Shravan etc., too are described. Throughout the book the author describes the point he wishes to make by offering a notice on various characters and personages that he has had acquaintance with. This book is a reprint of the 1880 edition. About the Author:-Behramji Malabari was a Parsee journalist and writer. He was an advocate of women's social reform in India and a champion of women's suffrage in India. He met Mary Carpenter on one of her visits to India in 1875 and dedicated The Indian Muse in English Garb, published in 1876, to her. In 1880, he became editor of the Indian Spectator. Malabari became known in Britain for his role in promoting women's rights, particularly those of the Hindu widow. On the case of Rukhmabai of 1885, a child bride ordered to live with her husband, Malabari wrote not only editorials in his own paper, but also letters to the editors of The Times.