10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHITMUTGAR»
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khitmutgar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The stranger in India; or, Three years in Calcutta
40 THE KHITMUTGAR. because, as they say, it is dustooree, that is, " this
country's custom." The dhirsee, or tailor and mantua-maker, for he makes and
mends both gentlemen's and ladies' dresses, is an indispensable member of the
...
George William Johnson, 1843
and is now running as muck among the servants'houses. Another man comes in
to tell us that the assassin has cut down Thorney's khitmutgar, who tried to stop
him, and is now bolting across the compound, to get down to the river.
3
The graduated series of reading-lesson books
Pale ale and soda water are not unknown, and the khitmutgar is cunning in
condiments, and has stores of groceries. The bungalow generally stands at a
distance of twenty or thirty yards from the road, in an enclosure which contains
the ...
4
The graduated series of reading-lesson books for all classes ...
Pale ale and soda water are not unknown, and the khitmutgar is cunning in
condiments, and has stores of groceries. The bungalow generally stands at a
distance of twenty or thirty yards from the road, in an enclosure which contains
the ...
The ~khitmutgar is a dilapidated old man, who places his hands together in
extreme deprecation the moment he sees you, and to every question, says, “Nae
hai Kodawun.” (There is none, my lord 1] But your servant is placing your little
private ...
6
The Indian Mutiny 1857-58
I had sent the mussalchee and khitmutgar to the fort. At 7 P.M. having dressed
dinner, I and the cook went to the fort. All the officers that were present dined
together. During the night I remained in the fort. Ahmed Hossein, tahsildar of
Jhansie, ...
Forrest G. W, G. W. Forrest, 2000
7
My Diary in India, in the Year 1858 - 9: With Illustrations
The khitmutgar is a dilapidated old man, who places his hands together in
extreme deprecation the moment he sees you, and to every question, says, "Nae
hai Kodawun." (There is none, my lord !) But your servant is placing your little
private ...
Will. Howard Russell, 1860
It hadn't heard the singing,ofcourse, as shadowshave noears, butit had seen a
whiteclad khitmutgar with afull tray ofsherbet dishes suddenly freeze midstride
and crumple to the ground, dead. And the khitmutgar wasn't the only one. Inside
the ...
9
Domesticity in Colonial India: What Women Learned When Men ...
That bearer [khitmutgar] should not (but does) devise ingenious patterns [on the
dining table] with the spare silver. . . . He should not make a separate journey to
the pantry for each separate article, but use a tray, like a reasonable human
being ...
10
From Calcutta to the Snowy Range: Being the Narrative of a ...
Two annas (M.) to a Khitmutgar in receipt of seven rupees a month is, to him,
what Is. 6d. would be .to a London waiter ; • whilst the same amount to a cooly, or
menial servant, is equivalent to one day's wages. And yet I have frequently seen
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