Cutch Or Random Sketches

The observations by the author during her stay in this area in the 1830s. This book is informative and describes the people and various important towns of the area. Mandovi, Bhuj, Anjar, the Runn are the towns described. Other chapters give important insights on Hindu tombs, a sati, religious ceremonies, religious sects, the harem, the military tribes, and castes in Cutch, infanticide, ruins, pilgrims to the graves of saints, workmen, minstrelsy, the bards and bardic literature, the arts and design, and the productions of Cutch. The book has 16 illustrations. This book is a reprint of the 1839 edition.