Spiritual Life in Colonial Bihar and Patna

Using James Buchanan’s early statistics to geographically visualize Hindu religious breakdowns. Abstract: From 1811-1814 British botanist James Buchanan conducted a thorough survey of the India colonial states of Shahabad, Patna and Gaya, and Bhagalpur. Some of his most complete data regards the religious breakdowns the regions districts with a level of detail and statistical precision … Read more