"Muslim power in India suffered a serious setback after Iltutmish. Balban had to battle against a revival of Hindu pow…"

"When Balban became the sultan "large sections of the male population were massacred in Katehar and, according to Bara…"

"Although Jalaluddin Khalji was an old and vacillating king, even he did not just remain content with expressing rage …"

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

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

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

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

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

"For their part, Indians and Asians considered Westerners puzzlingly dirty. To some extent, it was a matter of merocri…"

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