After The Raj

As August 1947 approached so the british prepared to leave india. Trains packed with soldiers rattled down to Bombay and British and Indian bands played ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as the last boats pulled away from the Gateway of India. Many wept with sadness and...

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After The Raj

Overview

The Last Stayers – On and the Legacy of British India
 
As August 1947 approached so the british prepared to leave india. Trains packed with soldiers rattled down to Bombay and British and Indian bands played ‘Auld Lang Syne’ as the last boats pulled away from the Gateway of India. Many wept with sadness and others with rage as their lives, sometimes generations of lives, were uprooted. But some stayed on; others who had grown up in india shortly returned. Over the next 60 years they adapted to modern india while always being conscious of their legacy, the inheritance of the raj.
 
There are only thirty such people left and hugh purcell has interviewed ten of them. Each has a remarkable story to tell and a perceptive empathy with the whole issue of being british in india. Through the eyes of ten characters hugh purcell shows how the legacy of the raj has withered over the years. How also still with their help it is evolving in the new millennium, from post-imperial hangover to heritage industry, from the singing of victorian hymns in neo-gothic churches to a new christian evangelism, from shakespeare wallahs to multi-media english language teaching and call centres.
 
Each of the stayers-on has a remarkable tale to tell and a perceptive empathy with the whole business of being British in India in the twenty-first century. Hugh Purcell expertly tells the stories of these charactes, representive of life in India since 1947 and spanning a wide range of views on India and Empire, but all reflecting a rich appreciation of India now and the long and ambiguous legacy of the Raj.

Features

Selling Rights
Indian Sub-Continent Only
Packing Weight
0.75 kg
ISBN
9788189930420
Author
Hugh Purcell
Publisher
Supernova Publishers
Language
English
Page count
214
Book Format
Hardbound
Rs.359
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