It is a pioneer work that studies the social life of the people of Punjab, their customs and religious beliefs before the advent of the British rule and the subsequent changes that took place after the annexation of Punjab in 1849. This work is primarily based on the record and material collected from the various reports of the Punjab Government, like the District Settlement Reports, District Gazetteers of Punjab for various districts and Punjab Census Reports, Government Publication (Primary and Secondary) and other secondary sources available on this subject.