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About The Book : Bombay and Western India-Vol.1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. Excerpt from Bombay and Western India, Vol.2: A Series of Stray Papers Visitors in past times - Karli - Elephanta, etc. Monks - Manner of Life Kailas How Caves disappear - Decay of Ancient Beliefs 198 - 209. About The Author : James Douglas(1826-1904), Born June 4, 1826 : son of William Douglas: educated at Sorbie Parish School and privately in Edinburgh: went to Karachi in 1864 as Agent of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China: Agent in Bombay, 1865–72: Exchange and bullion broker, 1873–1901: Sheriff of Bombay, 1893 and 1902: Fellow of the Bombay University, 1895 : devoted his leisure to researches: retired in 1902: was author of Bombay and Western India, 1893; Glimpses of Old Bombay, 1900: and wrote, in the local press, articles on the archaeology and history of W. India: died Aug. 3,1904.