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Observations on the State of Society Among the Asiatic Subjects of Great Britain: Particularly with Respect to Morals; And on the Means of Improving I

Observations on the State of Society Among the Asiatic Subjects of Great Britain: Particularly with Respect to Morals; And on the Means of Improving I

Grant, Charles

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal A

Indian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 1108055125
ISBN13: 9781108055123
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Apr 18 2013
Pages: 250
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.53 Width: 8.27 Depth: 11.69
Language: English
Scotsman Charles Grant (1746-1823) travelled to India in 1767. During his 22-year stay, he rose through the ranks of the East India Company, serving as a member of the company's board of trade. Following his return to Britain, he served three times as the company's chairman and was also elected to Parliament. His conversion to a fervent form of Christianity had occurred in 1776, making him a well-known advocate of evangelisation in the newly acquired British territories. In this work, he launches a strong attack on Hindu belief, labelling it as depraved, degenerate and despotic. 'The true cure of darkness is the introduction of light, ' he argues. Written in 1792 but first published in 1797, this work was also presented to Parliament in 1813 in a bid to influence the renewal and amendment of the East India Company's charter.

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