1st Edition
Routledge Revivals: The Indian Earthquake (1935) A Plea for Understanding
Edited By C.F. Andrews
Copyright 1935
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1935, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake, giving a background to the earthquake zone, describing the event itself and surveying the ensuing devastation. The author also looks at the government’s actions and the response of India’s other states as well as the religious and social dimension to the reaction — exemplified by Mahatma... Read more
Introductory Note by the Author
I. The Scene Described
II. The Earthquake Zone
III. The Devastated Area
IV. What Science Tells Us
V. The Floods in Orissa
VI. The All-India Response
VII. How Government Acted
VIII. The Moral Problem
IX. Mahatma Gandhi in Bihar
X. The Great Experiment
XI. The Spirit of Service
XII. The Monsoon Floods
XIII. International Help
Appendix: A Letter from Pierre Cérésole
Biography
C.F. Andrews
