Dear All, If anyone knows any more detail about this hedge in Etawah district then I can look for it and show the photo of remains. Soon I will be in Etawah, Karhal, Mainpuri, Jasrana, Shikohabad,Kurawali and Etah area looking for Sarus crane and Pelicans. Regards. Satyendra
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 - >> My blogsite is at: >> http://anandkbhatt.blogspot.com >> And the photo site: >> www.flickr.com/photos/akbhatt/ >> >> >> >> -- Satyendra K.Tiwari. Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader H.NO 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. M.P. India 484-661 To know more about Bandhavgarh visit following links. http://skayinbandhavgarh.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/satyendraphotography http://tigerdiaries.blogspot.com www.kaysat.com SKAY'S CAMP is awarded QUALITY rating by Tour Operator For Tigers (TOFT). 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
