The Indian Middle Classes: Thei Growth in Modern Times

administration agency agents agricultural appointed Bank banyans became Benares Bengal Bihar Bombay Brahmans British Indian Association British rule Calcutta capital caste cent Christianity civil College commercial Commission Committee constituted cotton Council crores Curzon Desp district East India Company economic employment engineering English education especially established European export favour foreign Government of India growth Gujarat High Court higher Hindu Ibid important increase Indian middle classes Indian National Congress indigo industrial influence joint-stock judicial Kayasths lakhs landholders Legislative Madras managing manufactures Maratha Marwaris ment merchants million monopoly Mughal Muhammadans native North-Western Provinces officers Oudh Parsis permanent settlement persons political population Presidency principle produced profession proprietors Punjab regulations religious remained revenue rural Sadr Samaj schools servants social society Statistical Abstract subordinate superior taluqdars tenants tenure tion total number trade vakils village zamindars