Plain Tales from the Hills 23 - Tod's Amendment

In which a fearless child, Tods, beloved and commanding in the bazaars of Simla, inadvertently influences the drafting of a legislative bill concerning land tenure, revealing the gulf between official intentions and native realities. Observing with a mixture of amusement and awe, we see how youthful insights pierce the varnished armour of colonial administration, leading to a crucial and tacit amendment known ever after as “Tods’ Amendment.”