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There are , however , other objects within reach of these village councils . They might be made the media of communication between the Government and the governed . The evil of the system by which we rule Eastern races , in Ceylon as ...
There are , however , other objects within reach of these village councils . They might be made the media of communication between the Government and the governed . The evil of the system by which we rule Eastern races , in Ceylon as ...
Page 123
... vor can the people be entrusted with a larger influence in public affairs than they now enjoy in the form of village councils , where happily there is neither time nor scope for the exercise of this baneful practice .
... vor can the people be entrusted with a larger influence in public affairs than they now enjoy in the form of village councils , where happily there is neither time nor scope for the exercise of this baneful practice .
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Perhaps , however , of all ceremonies , that described as the deportation and expulsion of troublesome demons from a village is the most singular . It is thus described by De Roepstorff . “ The priests who have “ not eaten for a long ...
Perhaps , however , of all ceremonies , that described as the deportation and expulsion of troublesome demons from a village is the most singular . It is thus described by De Roepstorff . “ The priests who have “ not eaten for a long ...
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No CXXIII | 1 |
THE HINDU CUSTOM OF SITTING DHARNA | 37 |
The History of Protestant Missions in India | 83 |
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