This is a faithful by an eminent British-Indian civilian of a fascinating aspect of Indian history and ethnology which he had ample opportunities to study at first hand. It narrates with consummate skill the history of a strip of hilly country in Central Bengal the Santhal Parganas – the above of Santhal sand Kindred races. The hillsmen who established themselves in these regions after enduring al the casualties and hardships of a long migratory life, have for ...
