India and Indian Engineering

India and Indian Engineering. - Three lectures delivered at the Royal Engineer Institute, Chatham, in July 1872

Indiaits areaphysical featuresclimatescenery. The PeopleBengaleeslanguagesHindooismcasteconservatism of the Eastthe MahomedansSikhsParsees. The English in Indiatheir difficultiesthe Anglo-Indian careerthe mutinyChristianity in Indiaarts and manufacturesgeneral character of the people. Anglo-Indian lifein the stationin tentscost of livingsociety in Indiatravellinga tour in India. In proposing to deliver the short series of Lectures which I commence this evening, I had two objects in view; First, to interest you in the work which your brother officers are doing at the other end of the world, and which I think is little understood or appreciated in this country; Secondly, to give to those amongst you who are likely to proceed to India some useful information about the country itself, the nature of the work you will be called upon to undertake, and the special subjects of study to which it is desirable on that account to direct your attention. In the present lecture, I shall endeavour to give you some idea of the physical features of India, its climate, its people, and of the peculiarities of Anglo-Indian life. In the other lectures, I shall say something of the Government, and the great Department of State by which public works are executed, and of the special duties and probable career of the Royal Engineer officers who are there employed; and shall then pass on to the materials and modes of construction with which the engineer is called upon to deal, and those specialities which distinguish his work from English practice. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 56245
Author: Medley, J. G. (Julius George)
Release Date: Dec 24, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English