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IN MEMORIAM vii

A FEW TRIBUTES . . . xxxi

LIFE IN THE HINDU QUARTER OF CALCUTTA . i

OUR ZENANA TERRACE 10

THE HINDU WIDOW AND THE ZENANA . . .16

THE SACRED YEAR 26

DOL-JATRA 34

JANMASTAMI : THE DAY OF THE GREAT BIRTH . 40

THE SARASWATI PUJA .48

THE DURGA PUJA . . . . . . -57

THE FESTIVAL OF RAS . . . . . .64

THE PLAGUE ........ 70

THE MEDIAEVAL UNIVERSITY OF INDIA ... 82 AN OLD COLLEGIATE VILLAGE . . . -87

THE HOLY CITY 97

CHITORE 101

AN INDIAN AMULET 105

KING PARIKSHIT AND THE FROG MAIDEN . -113

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