Mobility, Race and the Politicisation of Indian Students in Britain before the Second World War

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  • Author(s): Mukherjee, Sumita (ORCID Mukherjee, Sumita (ORCID 0000-0003-0290-6562)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    History of Education. 2022 51(4):560-577.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      18
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Student Mobility; Race; Indians; Racism; Nationalism; Social Systems; Feminism; Foreign Countries; War; Racial Segregation; Social Status; Political Attitudes; Student Participation; Foreign Students; Universities; International Relations; Educational History; Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; Activism
    • Subject Terms:
      United Kingdom; India
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/0046760X.2021.2010815
    • ISSN:
      0046-760X
      1464-5130
    • Abstract:
      Indian students in Britain before the Second World War were a sizeable social group who exerted noticeable influence on Indian nationalism and on British institutions and society. The politics of race and empire were mediated through British schools and universities in this period with consequences for Indian students, and their peers. This article discusses the ways in which Indian students were socially segregated in Britain, including facing a colour ban in some parts of the country, and the consequences of this racial prejudice. It argues that the mobility of colonial students during the time of empire not only had a personal effect on their lives, but encouraged them to become politically engaged in the politics of metropole and empire, engaging in nationalism, socialism and the female suffrage movement in both Britain and India.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1366799