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It's a book about what the British propagated and promoted that certain races where a certain way by disposition. Marathas and Rajputs were "warlike", Bengalis were "intellectual and effeminate", etc. Ofc this has no actual basis and was mostly just a result of circumstances and the British not understanding the importance of being intelligent as being perceived as manly in Bengali culture so that's why. Also, I don't think this author agrees with the sentiment, she probably disagrees