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Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya
Spying for the Raj: The Pundits and the Mapping of the Himalaya
Jules Stewart
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A pundit (or pandit) is a Hindu Brahmin who has memorised a substantial portion of the Hindu scriptures. In the second half of the nineteenth century, however, the term was used to denote native surveyors, who explored regions to the north of India for the British Raj. The British initially sent... Read More

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