On the Threshold of Three Closed Lands : the Guild Outpost On the Eastern Himalayas
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Nor are the tidy, well-made, The Main Stkicet.
regular roads typical of an Indian Bazaar.
This Bazaar, however, is but of yesterday, and has been planned by successive Deputy- Commissioners who have jealously guarded 34 THREE CLOSED LANDS its amenities. As the liead - quarters of a Government estate, Kalimpong has been specially favoured, and the water-supply just laid on is the latest evidence of this.
But when we peep into the shops we find plenty to remind us that we are in Indian territory....
That black-bearded man — squatting on the mat, which serves also as his bed, and adding up the beloved account book with his back against the iron safe — is the regular Marwari merchant from the Bombay Presi- dency, the Jew of Northern India. The bulk of the trade of Kalimpong is in the hands of those men. They buy wool from the Tibetans and cardamoms and other pro- duce from the cultivators, and in return sell Manchester and Birmingham o-oods and o o many "made in Germany." Their hope, however, is not in merchandise so much as money- lendina:, and the cultivator who once gets into theirclutches does not easily get free.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Nor are the tidy, well-made, The Main Stkicet.
regular roads typical of an Indian Bazaar.
This Bazaar, however, is but of yesterday, and has been planned by successive Deputy- Commissioners who have jealously guarded 34 THREE CLOSED LANDS its amenities. As the liead - quarters of a Government estate, Kalimpong has been specially favoured, and the water-supply just laid on is the latest evidence of this.
But when we peep into the shops we find plenty to remind us that we are in Indian territory....
That black-bearded man — squatting on the mat, which serves also as his bed, and adding up the beloved account book with his back against the iron safe — is the regular Marwari merchant from the Bombay Presi- dency, the Jew of Northern India. The bulk of the trade of Kalimpong is in the hands of those men. They buy wool from the Tibetans and cardamoms and other pro- duce from the cultivators, and in return sell Manchester and Birmingham o-oods and o o many "made in Germany." Their hope, however, is not in merchandise so much as money- lendina:, and the cultivator who once gets into theirclutches does not easily get free.
What to read after On the Threshold of Three Closed Lands : the Guild Outpost On the Eastern Himalayas?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Graham, John A. (John Anderson), 1861-1942 to read onlineMoreLess
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