Thirty Five Years in the Punjab by G. R. Elsmie

A vivid first-hand account of British rule in the Punjab. Published at the close of the 19th century, Thirty-Five Years in the Punjab captures G. R. Elsmie’s long service as a civil officer in the decades after the fall of the Sikh Empire.

Through observations, correspondence and personal encounters, Elsmie records the transformation of Punjab under colonial administration — its people, politics, legal reforms and the tensions that simmered beneath the surface.

Part memoir, part administrative history, this is a valuable primary source for readers studying the post-annexation period, early Anglo-Punjabi relations and the lived realities of empire.

• Sikh History
• Sikh Empire

ENG- English

• Paperback