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Page 369
... jemadar . He does not dress as they do , but is clad in blue and gold . All our durwans are high - caste Hindus from Rajputana . The jemadar is a man of very considerable consequence . He allows himself a dignified portliness and a ...
... jemadar . He does not dress as they do , but is clad in blue and gold . All our durwans are high - caste Hindus from Rajputana . The jemadar is a man of very considerable consequence . He allows himself a dignified portliness and a ...
Page 370
... jemadars in Calcutta was Buda Singh , the jemadar in our office . Even more magnificent , even more awe - inspiring than anyone else in that magnificent and awe - inspiring position , was Buda Singh . He had been jemadar for about ...
... jemadars in Calcutta was Buda Singh , the jemadar in our office . Even more magnificent , even more awe - inspiring than anyone else in that magnificent and awe - inspiring position , was Buda Singh . He had been jemadar for about ...
Page 372
... jemadar carrying an umbrella - and the jemadar never carries anything for anybody and two durwans , one of whom bore a bundle wrapped in checked cloth and the other a betel box and an aluminium tiffin carrier , which is like a three ...
... jemadar carrying an umbrella - and the jemadar never carries anything for anybody and two durwans , one of whom bore a bundle wrapped in checked cloth and the other a betel box and an aluminium tiffin carrier , which is like a three ...
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