Verrier Elwin – författare

Verrier Elwin wrote this book to show the people of Britain the situation in India as it appeared in the early 1930s. His book, first published in 1932 and full of valuable insights into India at the time as well as the British public’s ignorance of the facts on the ground, is a powerful presentation of events of the time and an appeal to the people of Britain to face their responsibilities.

Verrier Elwin wrote this book to show the people of Britain the situation in India as it appeared in the early 1930s. His book, first published in 1932 and full of valuable insights into India at the time as well as the British public’s ignorance of the facts on the ground, is a powerful presentation of events of the time and an appeal to the people of Britain to face their responsibilities.

The Baiga tribe is one of the important tribes in India. It has a long tradition, behind it, which can be traced back to ancient times. This tribe is mainly based in Central India. Baigas can easily be described as a tribe, which has been least affected by the modern civilization. Baigas, having potential and significance demand good work on their history, culture and civilization. But, unfortunately there had been a dearth of book on this subject. This book is a life work of the eminent author, which has a wider significance, in view of its originality, painstakingly research and vital approach. This book is a treasure of knowledge regarding Baigas, a must for all scholars and anthropologists.

In this book, the author presents a selection of passages from older literature, down to 1900, which has bearing on the history, people and problems of what is now known as the North-East Frontier Agency. These passages are of unusual value, for they give us a picture of the country as it was before it had suffered any external influence. On the whole, very little is known about the people whose writings are reproduced in this book: only two of them find a place in the Dictionary of National Biography. Whatever information is there has been collected from chance references in journals and occasional autobiographical passages. Very little is written about the tribal people of the north-east frontier of India. The few books of the early period are today collector’s pieces. Yet these elusive records contain much that is of absorbing interest. The descriptive account is well-written and its picture of the frontier tribes is lively and informative.