ghosh Babu, it was fascinating to know about the Great Hedge. More of such material should be encouraged on this site. This site is certainly more than an identification parade. akbhatt
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:39 PM, figtree <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fascinating! But I wonder whether it has any relation with Indian > Trees, particularly tree pics. > > On Feb 15, 8:04 pm, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for posting this. > > The original book by Sleeman is available at: > > > > http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15483 > > Janaki Turaga > > > > On 2/15/09, Ashwin Baindur <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > In the years before the Mutiny, the British constructed a hedge, a very > > > large and long hedge, halfway across India for the mundane reason of > > > preventing salt smuggling. John Company, it seems, also fattened itself > by > > > making poor labourers pay two months wages for a year's supply of salt. > This > > > hedge was manned and guarded like the Maginot line. An Englishman, read > > > about it in Henry Sleeman's ''*Rambles and Recollections of an Indian > > > Official* '', came to India and found it.... > > > > >http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/taxmans-hedge/ > > > > > Enjoy... > > > > > Ashwin > > > > > -- > > > Warm regards, > > > > > Ashwin Baindur > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Col Ashwin Baindur > > > OIC Corps Archive & Museum, > > > CME, Dapodi Pune 411031 > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > Tel:020-27147976 (R), Mob :09923454462 > > > Alternate email:[email protected]<email%[email protected]> > <email%[email protected] <email%[email protected]>> > > > Blog:http://thebutterflydiaries.wordpress.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ''We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.'' > > > > > - Quarry worker's creed > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road Gwalior. 474 005. Tele: 0751-247 2233. Mobile 0 94253 09780. My blogsite is at: http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com And the photo site: www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
