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Advice to the Indian Aristocracy

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Advice to the Indian Aristocracy (1905)
by Venkata Ranga Rao
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The Indian Aristocracy

THE MAHARAJAH OF BOBBILI, K.O.l.E,

ADVICE

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The Indian Aristocracy

BY

Maharajah -Saheb Meharban - i - Dostan,

Maharajah Sri Rao Sir Venkata Swetachalapati

Ranga-Rao Bahadur, K.C.I. E.,

MAHARAJAH OF BOBBILl.

MADRA.S: PRINTED BY ADDISON & Co.

1905.


DEDICATED

BY PERMISSION

TO

His Excellency the Right Hon'ble

ARTHUR OLIVER VILLIERS, BARON AMPTHILL,

G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.,

Governor of Madras.

CONTENTS.



INTRODUCTION
 By J. D. Rees, Esq., C.I.E. (Retired Madras Civilian).
i—xiii
PREFACE xv—xxii
I. The Presence of God 1— 4
II. Duty 5— 8
III. Truth 9— 17
IV. Time 18— 22
V. Some Bad Habits 23— 29
VI. Dress 30— 34
VII. Manners 35— 43
VIII. Sports and Games 44— 51
IX. Health 52— 59
X. Courage 60— 72
XI. Money 73— 80
XII. Your Zamindari] 81— 89
XIII. Management 90— 99
XIV. Fortune 100—104
XV. Wealth and its Enjoyment 105—111
XVI. Charity 112—119
XVII. Children 120—132
XVIII. Family 133—144
XIX. Sri Krishna 145—166
XX. Superstition 167—185
XXI. Vow, Promise and Orders 186—193
XXII. Litigation 194—200
XXIV. Indian Astrology 206—236
XXV. General Hints 237—247


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