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Guide to the Orthography of Indian Proper Names, with a List Showing the True Spelling of all Post Towns and Villages in India

Author: Hunter, W.W.

Keywords: Politics, government, Geography, Description, travel

Publisher: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing,Calcutta

Description: Authored by W W Hunter, this book lists a uniform system of spelling and language. It also has elaborate sections on the orthography of Indian proper names and a Practical Guide to transliteration. Another section of the book also gives a note about the list of Indian Postal towns and villages. The author states that on 28th February 1870, the Government of India authorized the adoption of a uniform system of spelling for Gazetteers and Maps. Therefore it ascertained the true orthography of Indian Geographical Names.

Source: Central Secretariat Library

Type: Rare Book

Received From: Central Secretariat Library


DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Hunter, W.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-25T13:46:20Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-25T13:46:20Z
dc.description Authored by W W Hunter, this book lists a uniform system of spelling and language. It also has elaborate sections on the orthography of Indian proper names and a Practical Guide to transliteration. Another section of the book also gives a note about the list of Indian Postal towns and villages. The author states that on 28th February 1870, the Government of India authorized the adoption of a uniform system of spelling for Gazetteers and Maps. Therefore it ascertained the true orthography of Indian Geographical Names.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xiii, 146 p.
dc.format.mimetype Application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing,Calcutta
dc.subject Politics, government, Geography, Description, travel
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1871
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-002353
dc.format.medium text
DC Field Value
dc.contributor.author Hunter, W.W.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-25T13:46:20Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-25T13:46:20Z
dc.description Authored by W W Hunter, this book lists a uniform system of spelling and language. It also has elaborate sections on the orthography of Indian proper names and a Practical Guide to transliteration. Another section of the book also gives a note about the list of Indian Postal towns and villages. The author states that on 28th February 1870, the Government of India authorized the adoption of a uniform system of spelling for Gazetteers and Maps. Therefore it ascertained the true orthography of Indian Geographical Names.
dc.source Central Secretariat Library
dc.format.extent xiii, 146 p.
dc.format.mimetype Application/pdf
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing,Calcutta
dc.subject Politics, government, Geography, Description, travel
dc.type Rare Book
dc.date.copyright 1871
dc.identifier.accessionnumber AS-002353
dc.format.medium text