Deesa : city situated in Banāskānthā district, north Gujarat, c.30 miles from southern Rajasthan & c.95 miles NW of Idar, full of religious & historical places thanks to having been ruled by Rajputs of the Solanki, Galsar, Paramāra, Vāghela, & Chauhan dynasties. Like Chittodgadh, Deesa is situated on the banks of the sacred river Banās. In 1813, reduced to penury by the insatiable Octopus, tribals & Rajputs turned to dacoity. In 1829, after letting the “disturbances” harass the unarmed populace, a an army cantonment came up at Pālanpur, 25 km SSE of Deesa, fully maintained & served by locals like every such protection stunt imposed by the Octopus. It was manned by a British Resident-Agent & a military chaplain, i.e. by the Sword & Book, twin-incisors of our hallowed Mai-Baap Govt. Its trigger-happy troops “monitored & controlled the activities” of the Khōsā, Bheel & Dafera tribals who were eking out a living off the forests between Abu & Kutch, hounding, killing, converting them. “In addition the Agency protected the forests” by executing their main agenda, viz., felling pristine timber for English traders to export to England, alongside their second agenda “provided security to [=extort protection money from] rest of the regions of north Gujarat”. In 1901, with no more pristine timber left to embezzle, the Agent shut shop & the helots breathed in peace until the next hug of the insatiable Mai-Baap. Such delights Pax Britannica bestowed!
... in attendance on Comol Cumary. Page 847 Act I The Palace in Edur. The forests about Dongurh. Scene I The Palace in Edur. Rana Curran, Visaldeo. CURRAN He is at Deesa then? VISALDEO So he has written. CURRAN Send out a troop for escort, yielding him Such honours as his mighty birth demands. Let him be lodged for what he is, a Prince Among the mightiest... received me. No doubt the arrogant princeling scorned to eat As host and guest with me in Edur; even to dine With us is thought a soil! Therefore 'twas fixed In this rare plot that I should ride from Deesa On a fool's errand. Well, it helps me now, Though I'll avenge it fearfully. 'Tis feasible. None know us, you are richer-robed than I, And what's uncouth in you, they will put down To Scythia's ...
... Department. Of the 35 institutions already existing, several have been discontinued owing to the cessation of the special need for which they were created; for instance the military dispensaries at Deesa and Manekwada came to a natural end with the cessation of the contingents there stationed. On the other hand 24 new institutions have been established, 20 dispensaries, 2 veterinary dispensaries, one ...
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