10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAMIANAH»
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Eastwards, Or Realities of Indian Life
Under the tree of the grove is stretched a shamianah or awning of striped white
and red cloth. On the ground beneath this is spread first a layer 0! clean straw
which is hidden by a drugget, and above all is a _ bright Mirzapore carpet.
Breakfast was laid in the shamianah, and fortunately the rain, which threatened
all the morning, held off long enough, as a shamianah is not of much use in
heavy rain, and without it we should have had some difficulty in finding room for
our ...
Charles Edward Yate, Rudolf Abraham, 2003
3
Gobra: The Story of an Indian Life from the Memoirs of ...
Just at this moment, the monkey of the bear-monkey-juggler got loose and
pouncing upon and seizing me jumped off to the highest beam below the ceiling
of the Shamianah. The effect was electric. All performances were forthwith
stopped, ...
Gobardhan Das Chowdhury, A. K. Ray, 1929
4
A Treasury of Modern Asian Stories
No one gave any reply to this; only Ananta called him: "Come, Huzoor." The
auditorium for the dance performance at the Gangulys' blazed with a lavish and
brilliant display of lights. All around the shamianah hung electric bulbs of many
colors.
Daniel L. Milton, William Clifford, 1961
5
Old Diary Leaves 1878-83: The Only Authentic History of the ...
... like a burnished silver screen, throwing his fine figure out in high relief. Next
day it was my turn to lecture, and the event came off under a shamianah (a blue-
and-white striped canvas canopy, supported by painted poles and steadied by ...
6
Sikhim & Bhutan: Twenty-one Years on the North-East ...
Our large shamianah was prepared for the ceremony, and the guard presented
arms as the Maharaja entered the enclosure. Sir Ugyen and his council
presented us with scarves, and a small offering of salt and cloths was laid in front
of me.
7
Recollections of the Deccan: With Miscellaneous Sketches and ...
We met on horseback, dismounted under a Shamianah that had been hastily
pitched, seated ourselves on the carpets and conversed awhile. The prince held
his fief on feudal tenure, his quota being 150 horse. I expressed a wish to see his
...
Officer of cavalry, Junius, 1838
8
Selected Works of Vithalbhai J. Patel: 1920-1923
I have already issued a circular letter to all the leading Congressmen to make it
convenient to stay together in the tent camp that I am arranging near the
Congressnagar and the Pandal and the Subjects Committee Shamianah. As
suggested ...
Vithalbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, Ravindra Kumar, 1995
9
Recollections of the Deccan, with misc. sketches and ...
We met on horseback, dismounted under a Shamianah that had been hastily
pitched, seated ourselves on the carpets and conversed awhile. The prince held
his fief on feudal tenure, his quota being 150 horse. I expressed a wish to see his
...
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