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Haldia,
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Halhed, Nathaniel,
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Hamilton, Captain Alexander,
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Hardinge, Lord,
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Harmonic House,
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Hasnabad,
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Hastings, Marquis of,
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Hastings, Marian,
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Hastings, Warren, as a Junior Writer,
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background,
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during Black Hole incident,
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marriages of,
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financial dealings of,
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in recapture of Calcutta,
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as Governor,
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character of,
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and Nuncomar’s trial,
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scholasticism and,
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as Governor-General,
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memorials to,
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Kettle’s portrait of,
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n.;

mentioned,
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Hastings, Mrs Warren,
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Harrington Street,
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Harrison Road,
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hawkers,
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,

see
also
traders

Heber, Reginald, Bishop of Calcutta,
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Hickey, William,
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Hicky, Augustus,
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Hijili island,
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Himalayas,
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Hindi language,
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Hindu Arya Samaj,
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Hindu College,
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Hindu Mela,
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Hindustan
Standard
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Hindustan
Times
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Hinduism, festivals,
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food taboos,
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mentioned,
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Hindoostanee Press,
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Hitler, Adolf,
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Hodnet,
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Holi festival,
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Holland, Dutch,
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Holwell, John Zephaniah,
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Ho Chi Minh,
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Ho Chi Minh Street,
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Hooghly (village of),
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Hooghly, River, navigational difficulties of,
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boating on,
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industry bordering,
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activities on,
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corpses thrown in,
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sacredness of,
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Durga Puja and,
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contamination of,
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river crossings,
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as source of drinking water,
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improvements to,
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mentioned,
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hooka,
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horseracing,
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hospitals,
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hotels,
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see
also
Grand Hotel;

Great Eastern Hotel

housing, European,
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rural,
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flats,
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overcrowding,
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of rich Indians,
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planning and development,
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Richard’s report on,
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partition suits and,
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see
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bustees;

kothabaris;

slums

Howrah,
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Howrah Bridge,
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Howrah Station,
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L’Humanité
,
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hunger strikes,
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,

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also
lasts

hunting,
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Hungerford Street,
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Huq, Fazlul,
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Ice House,
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Ichamati river,
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Ilbert Bill,
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illiteracy,
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immigrants,
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see also refugees

Impey, Sir Elijah,
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Imphal,
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incense,
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Income Tax Investigation Commission,
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India, Europeans in,
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Independence in,
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Partition,
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trade and economy,
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see
also
Bengal;

Delhi;

Mogul Empire;

West Bengal

India Act,
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India Gazette
,
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Indian Association,
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Indian Civil Service,
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Indian Councils Act,
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Indian Independence Week,
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Indian Institute of Management,
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Indian Mutiny,
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Indian National Army,
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indigo industry,
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Indo-Pakistani War,
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Indo-Portuguese,
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industry,
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insurance,
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insurrections,
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see
also
Indian Mutiny;

Naxalbari;

race riots

iron,
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Isfahan,
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Islam,
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Italy, Italians,
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