M. A. Sherring
Encyclopedia
Matthew Atmore Sherring (1826–1880) was a Protestant missionary in India
who was also a reputed scholar and Indologist and wrote a number of works related to India.
M.A. Sherring was senior Anglican missionary in the city of Varanasi
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(Reprint of the 1872-1881 ed. published by Thacker, Spink, London)
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
who was also a reputed scholar and Indologist and wrote a number of works related to India.
M.A. Sherring was senior Anglican missionary in the city of Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
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Works
- Hindu Tribes and Castes as Represented in Benares. (Three Volumes), New Delhi, Asian Educational ServicesAsian Educational ServicesAsian Educational Services is a New Delhi, India-based publishing house that specialises in antiquarian reprints of books that were originally published between the 17th and early 20th centuries...
, 2008.
(Reprint of the 1872-1881 ed. published by Thacker, Spink, London)
- Benares-the Sacred City of the Hindus in Ancient and Modern Times, Rupa & Co, 2001, ISBN 9788171675142
- The History of Protestant Missions in India, BIBLIOBAZAAR, 2008, ISBN 9780559576508.
- The Indian Church During the Great Rebellion, James Nisbet & Co., London, 1859.
- Tribes and Castes of the Madras Presidency-Together With an Account of Tribes and Castes of Mysore, the Nilgiris and Traveancore Etc., Cosmo Publications, 2002, ISBN 9788170203919.