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John Campbell Oman

About the Author

John Campbell Oman (1841-1911) was born in Kolkata—to tea-planting parents. He became professor of natural science in the Government College, Lahore, in what is now Pakistan. His works include Cults, Customs, and Superstitions of India; Indian Life: Religious and Social; Where Three Creeds Meet; and The Great Indian Epics: The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.