People's Archive of Rural India - Library

People's Archive of Rural India - Library

The CounterMedia Trust

The PARI Library brings reports and information on rural India to a single location for students, researchers and other readers. It includes official as well as independent reports, out-of-print books, rare documents and reviewed research articles.


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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 25 March 1926 English

The Trade Unions Act, 1926, aims to provide for the registration of trade unions in India, and defines the law related to registered unions.The term ‘trade union’ here refers to …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1924

The report on the Census of India, 1921 – the fifth general census – was prepared by J.T. Marten, the then census commissioner of India. Marten had also prepared the …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 23 February 1923 English

The Indian Boilers Act, 1923, was enacted to consolidate and amend the law relating to steam boilers in India. It contains clauses on the registration, inspection, and maintenance of boilers, …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1922 English

Barindra Kumar Ghosh was an influential figure in the Indian struggle for independence from British rule. A journalist and the younger brother of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, Barindra was one of …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1922 English

Barindra Kumar Ghosh was an influential figure in the Indian struggle for independence from British rule. A journalist and the younger brother of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, Barindra was one of …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1913 English

This report on the Census of India, 1911 – the fourth general census – was prepared by Edward Albert Gait, an administrator in the Indian Civil Service and a fellow …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1913 English

The Census of India, 1911 – the fourth general census – was prepared by Edward Albert Gait, an administrator in the Indian Civil Service and a fellow of the Royal …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1910

Before Independence, British administrators in India published imperial district gazetteers, including those for Angul, Balasore, Cuttack, Koraput, Puri and the ‘Feudatory States of Orissa’. This gazetteer, published in 1910, describes …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1907

This gazetteer, published in 1907, describes various aspects of Odisha’s Baleswar (or Orissa’s Balasore in British times) district. It surveys the district’s economy, society, politics and administrative setup, as well …


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 1903 English

The Report on the Census of India, 1901, was written by Herbert Hope Risley and Edward Albert Gait, both British colonial administrators. The census presented an overview of British India’s …