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Author:   Dr Arup K. Chatterjee
Publisher:   Bloomsbury India
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic India
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9789389449181

ISBN 10:   9389449189
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   30 July 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

A Chronicle Foretold Act I-What Trade Art Thou Scene I The Baptism Scene II Brewing a Colony in a Tea Cup Scene III An Indian Fish, Dead or Alive Act II-Lays of Little Bengal Scene I An Armenian in the City Scene II The Orient Arrives Scene III From an Indian Harem to a London Tavern Scene IV Nurseries for Nabobs Scene V For the Sake of Mahomet Act III-Begums, Baboos, Seamen and Spirits Scene I Married to Empire Scene II Ragtag of the Raj Scene III Scent of Steam Scene IV The Baboos' Last Sigh Act IV-A Nation Known by Stage Scene I City of Counsellors and Clients Scene II Trains of Fact and Folklore Scene III Raising the Bar Scene IV A House of Uncommons Scene V A Theatre of Theatres act v-Defending the Island Scene I Jewel in the Crown Scene II The Spirit and the Spectre Scene III The League of a Nation Scene IV Between the Ink and the Deep Sea Scene V If Empire Be the Love of Food End Notes

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Gandhiji said if he was not in India fighting for independence, he would live in London. Indians in London explains why and how London became a second home for Indians (including Pakistanis and Bangladeshis). Arup K. Chatterjee has unearthed a treasure trove and found London peopled with scores of Indians over five centuries. This is the most comprehensive account of Indians in London I have read and you will enjoy it too.’ -- Lord Meghnad Desai Chatterjee’s fascinating book flows eruditely and creatively among literary and historical sources to highlight Indians in London over five centuries, as portrayed by themselves and by Britons. -- Michael H. Fisher Indians in London is a riveting narrative that investigates the lives and experiences of numerous Indians who visited, stayed, and left their mark in the imperial capital of London from around the time of Shakespeare to Indian independence in 1947. Interestingly, Arup Chatterjee has divided the book into five acts and scenes by replicating the structure of a Shakespearean play, through which he reveals the Indian psyche that clung to the idea of London. * The European Legacy *

Gandhiji said if he was not in India fighting for independence, he would live in London. Indians in London explains why and how London became a second home for Indians (including Pakistanis and Bangladeshis). Arup K. Chatterjee has unearthed a treasure trove and found London peopled with scores of Indians over five centuries. This is the most comprehensive account of Indians in London I have read and you will enjoy it too.' -- Lord Meghnad Desai Chatterjee's fascinating book flows eruditely and creatively among literary and historical sources to highlight Indians in London over five centuries, as portrayed by themselves and by Britons. -- Michael H. Fisher

Author Information

Arup K. Chatterjee is an Associate Professor at O.P. Jindal Global University. He is the Founder Chief Editor of Coldnoon: International Journal of Travel Writing & Travelling Cultures, which he has run from 2011 to 2018. As a writer, he has authored The Purveyors of Destiny: A Cultural Biography of the Indian Railways (2017), The Great Indian Railways: A Cultural Biography (2018), Indians in London: From the Birth of the East India Company to Independent India (2020) and The Great Indian Railway Saga (2020).

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