The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 144Atlantic Monthly Company, 1929 - American essays |
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At their head is a resplendent being , the 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 .
At their head is a resplendent being , the 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 .
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One anna per rupee per month is the cheapest rate of interest charged , not only by the jemadar , but in the bazaar as well ... II About twenty years ago the doyen of the jemadars in Calcutta was Buda Singh , the jemadar in our office .
One anna per rupee per month is the cheapest rate of interest charged , not only by the jemadar , but in the bazaar as well ... II About twenty years ago the doyen of the jemadars in Calcutta was Buda Singh , the jemadar in our office .
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He was followed by the 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 ...
He was followed by the 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 ...
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