"Setubandha means bridge of the ocean. It is the dike of Rama, the son of Dasaratha, which he built from the continent…"

"Marco Polo... refers to... Setabund Rameshwara."

"“In fact, Ram, or Rãma, was the sovereign of Ayodhya, or Audh, a city in the most ancient times of wonderful extent a…"

"At a time when the British showed no particular enthusiasm for cleanliness, Indian women for example introduced Briti…"

""The fact that even smaller towns and villages had impressive drainage systems” remarks Kenoyer, “indicates that remo…"

"A surprising spirit of cleanliness is to be observed among the Hindoos: the streets of their villages are commonly sw…"

"Cleanliness was literally next to godliness in India; hygiene was not, as Anatole France thought it, la seule morale,…"

"The Brahman usually washed his hands, feet and teeth before and after each meal; he ate with his fingers from food on…"

"You would, my Arabella, be enraptured at the extreme neatness of even the meanest attendant; but besides the beauty a…"

"Purity means cleanliness of mind and body; the latter is effected by the use of water etc. No nation in the world is …"