Talk:William Crooke

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Good job. According to the article, Crooke was the only one (correct me if I am wrong) concentrated on popular religion or practical beliefs of the rural Hindus of the day. However, Herbert Risley's report on the tribes and castes in 1901 also describes the popular culture of the day of each tribe / caste rather than any abstract ideas from the Vedas. Jonathansammy (talk) 17:05, 6 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Not the only one, but probably the first one, and he did so over all aspects (inc. folklore etc) rather than just religion. Risley was pretty much a crackpot, although he may have got this bit right. It will take me the best part of a week to knock this article into shape: there is much to come here & then I'll take a look at how the Risley article is nowadays. - Sitush (talk) 17:10, 6 August 2011 (UTC)