BRITISH SOCIAL LIFE IN INDIA

first published in 1938,
british social life in india, 16081937 is an account of the lifestyles of the
british in colonial india from the east india company days to just before the
outbreak of the second world war. considered one of the closest portrayals of
the daytoday functioning of the british community in india their sports and
amusements, their domestic arrangements, their relations with the native
population it is also a circumstantial account of the way india evolved under
the raj. and, as colonial india retreats further and further into the depths
of time, despite leaving its indelible marks on indian life through the
indian railways, hill stations, postal system, architecture and the english
language itself, this book takes you back to the era when it all started.