The Kiplings and India: A Collection of Writings from British India, 1870-1900

Mofussil

(Hindustani) Word used by Anglo-Indians to indicate a small, remote town far from major urban centers. Mofussil stations often had only a handful of British residents, so being assigned to a Mofussil location was often seen as undesirable.

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