10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNKAH»
Discover the use of
punkah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
punkah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
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The Social Condition of the British Community in Bengal: ...
The other cooling device introduced at this period was the hanging punkah, a
heavy cloth fixed to a wooden beam and hung from the ceiling which could be
pulled to and fro by a rope to stir the air.56 Dr. Busteed, comparing the letters of ...
Suresh Chandra Ghosh, 1970
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E.M. Forster's A Passage to India
The symbol of the punkah wallah appears only once in the novel (in chapter 24),
in the trial scene, but with a great significance. Sitting near the back of the Court
room, almost naked but splendidly formed, the punkah wallah "stood out as ...
MECHANICAL PUNKAH-WALLA One of the features of the five vessels ordered
last year by the Orient Line of steamships, one of which, the "Orsova" has just
been delivered by a Clyde shipbuilding company, is the electric punkah-wallas,
one ...
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Mechanized Durability Tests of a Six-foot
Punkah-pump
The modified punkah-pump, like other manual shelter-ventilating pumps, needs further realistic manual testing operated by average people during a shelter test of more than two weeks duration.
Cresson H. Kearny, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1965
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The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best ...
20. THE. PUNKAH. PENDULUM—. AIR-CONDITIONING. AND. TIMEKEEPING.
COMBINED. Splendidly formed, he sat on a raised platform near the back, in the
middle . . . this man would have been notable anywhere. Pulling the rope towards
...
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World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of ...
Punkah in dining room of the main house of Melrose plantation, Natchez,
Mississippi. (Library of Congress.) long cord out of sight of the person being
cooled. It is this feature, the removal of the punkah-wallah's labor from view, that
best ...
KYM RICE, Martha B. Katz-Hyman
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A Companion to E.M. Forster
The symbol of the punkah wallah appears only once in the novel (in chapter 24),
in the trial scene, but with a great significance. Sitting near the back of the Court
room, almost naked but splendidly formed, the punkah wallah "stood out as ...
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A Progressive Grammar of the Telugu Language
:fio's“1 a punkah (noun). 2112's pull (Imperative). as that (Adj. pron}. U'Kégo don't
pull (negative Imper'). & this (Adj. pron)'. “E'an gently (adverb). K2337“ strongly (
adverb). 350's“ ersxo Pull the punkah. #3 360's” WK.) 65 360's“ me'Jga 1520's“ ...
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Village, Town, and Jungle: Life in India
It is annoying to find that, owing to the great heat and the effect of the breeze from
the punkah, the ink on one's pen at times gets dry in passing from the inkstand to
the paper one is writing on. Some kinds of paper curl up with the heat into the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNKAH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
punkah is used in the context of the following news items.
Past to present, making the connect | Kochi NYOOOZ
The last of the maze like rooms in the gallery had paintings, a wooden sculpture, a Dutch punkah hanging from the ceiling, all relics from the past. These were ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
Taking it outdoors with the furniture manufacturer Rattan House
We had met Kessler a few times at shows in Dubai. He had designed a punkah fan, made from high-end peacock feathers; it was quite a product.” Page 2 of 2. «The National, Feb 15»
The unlikely link between WWII code-breaker Alan Turing and …
He was responsible for the construction of the Tungabhadra Bridge, and possessed the patent for Stoney's Silent Punkah-Wheel, which eliminated the squeaky ... «Scroll.in, Jan 15»
Recreating the Wave Hill walk-off
'When it was hot at the table, we used to go along and pull the punkah, then finish, we used to come back here and play around,' she says. 'Not money, only ... «ABC Online, Nov 14»
Kolkata, a city like few others
Wizened men run between the shafts with dogged steps. Presumably one day they will have disappeared, just like the punkah wallahs who used to sit for hours ... «Budapest Times, Sep 14»
Madras miscellany
But his daughter, Sarah Turing, once wrote that he would probably be better remembered for inventing 'Stoney's Patent Silent Punkah Wheel' which enabled ... «The Hindu, Aug 14»
On the anniversary of air conditioning
In the 1830s, Virginia inventor (and US Naval Commodore) James Barron patented his mechanically powered punkah as a ''machine for fanning bed chambers, ... «OUPblog, Jul 14»
Blades of the first ceiling fans made of palm fronds: Home Ed
The blades of the first ceiling fans, like the punkah which originated in 17th-century India, were usually made of palm fronds or other plant fibre. These early fans ... «Toronto Star, Jun 14»
Aussie's great, but I'm coming home
However, the army buildings here at Puckapunyal were built about 50 years ago and the air conditioners installed in them are only a step beyond the punkah ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 14»
Renowned American engineer found dead in Salford hotel room …
Aija Punkah, said that he looked 'peaceful' and there was no sign of disturbance. Paramedics arrived at the scene at 8.50am and confirmed Mr Ferri's death. «Manchester Evening News, Jan 14»
