About the Book :

This gazetteer describes in detail all the major aspects of the district of Sambalpur, including its land and people, physical features, history, public health, flora and fauna and natural calamities. It also extends discourse on its main occupations, means of communication, land revenue system, general administration, education, and local self-government.

About Author :

Lewis Sidney Steward O' Malley I.C.S. was educated at Edward School, Normich and graduated from Hertford College, Oxford. He was appointed in 1897. He arrived in India on 7th Dec 1898 and Served in Bengal as Assistant Magistrate and Collector. He later joined as Under Secretary to Govt. General and Revenue Department, in July 1903.