History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c48.19

v2.c48.19

We must now return to examine the reports or "informations" supplied by the next generation of State officials in which they attempted to cover the deficiencies of their predecessors. This is to be found in the Bengal Provincial Gazetteer, containing the account of the Feudatory States of Orissa. This volume, printed at the Bengal Secretariat Press, was edited by Mr. L. E. B. Cobden-Ramsay, I.C.S. I have not seen a more glaring instance of carelessness on the part of an editor. Mr. Cobden-Ramsay has permitted himself to be hoodwinked by his own subordinates as well as many of the State officials. He has failed to consult printed books on the subjects on which he was writing and was careless enough to rely entirely on his Indian subordinates. His predecessor Mr. L. S. S. O'Malley, I.C.S., who compiled the Gazetteer [Figure: Bronze Mask of Buddha, Chandwar Ca, 11th Century A. D.]