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Synopsis This book is based on a report, about the customs, ceremonies, rites and rituals prevalent in 1883 in the region of undivided Punjab and around, that was prepared by late Sir Denzil Ibbatson. The report was later presented by H.A. Rose, a member of the erstwhile Indian Civil Service (ICS), in the form of a volume, adding to it his own observances based upon his first hand knowledge of Indian Social customs then invogue amongst Hindus and Muslims of undivided Punjab and around. “Rites and Rituals of Hindus and Muslims” makes a very interesting and fascinating study of old Indian society during the pre-independence era. The book will serve as a reliable source of information on the subject for students of social sciences. Urbanization of own society, fragmentation of joint family system and modernization of agricultural society, have put away many only customs into disuse and as such are no longer in practice, may be they are irrelevant today under the existing social conditions that have greatly changed with time and circumstances. However, the book offers an insight into practices of the yore days. On the strength of its original authentic material the book is by far a classical work on this rare subject.