Hi, I am Shirley Abraham, an independent documentary film maker based in Mumbai, India. This is for a documentary where I am exploring the tradition of maintaining Hindu ancestral records at some sites in India, and am looking for a character whose journey I am looking to follow. My research is to look for somebody with a 'mixed' background- preferably a Britisher with some Indian Hindu connect, as this will lend a certain sense of historical significance to his/her search. Through this list, I wish to find somebody who is already looking for his roots in India, or just somebody who might be interested in pursuing his unique ancestory, with a Hindu background. The documentary will follow the journey of this person, as he/she travels back to trace his/her roots. I have met various similar people, but somehow their stories havent been able to lend me the strong cross cultural-historical connect that I am keen to explore through the film. Looking forward to hearing from you. Warm Regards, Shirley Abraham.
Arthur Travers Crawford (1835-1911) served in the Bombay Civil Service from 1854-89 and was Commissioner for Central Division Bombay, and British Delgate for Portugese Treaty, 1879. He wrote a book called ''Our troubles in Poona and the Deccan'' (1897), which is online for free downloading at archive.org There is also another book on Poona for free downloading at the same site : ''Indian jottings, from ten year's experience in and around Poona city'' (1907), by Edward Fenton Elwin. See http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject:%22Pune%20(India)%22 A copy of Crawford's book published by Archibald Constable, Westminster, can be purchased for just AU$250.00 from http://www.asiabookroom.com/AsiaBookRoom/search.cfm/UR/56314/ss/d/rtd/1 [Black and white illustrations, xx + 253pp, quite foxed first and last leaves and edges, few internal leaves lightly foxed, ex Parliamentary library copy, library stamp title page, binding trifle worn with few minor marks, gilt Parliamentary stamp upppercover, gilt lettering spine, a sound copy.] ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Shirley, <This is for a documentary where I am exploring the tradition of maintaining Hindu ancestral records at some sites in India, and am looking for a character whose journey I am looking to follow. My research is to look for somebody with a 'mixed' background- preferably a Britisher with some Indian connect, as this will lend a certain sense of historical significance to his/her search.> I think you are referring to the 'vahis' or 'notebooks' which traditional priestly families at well-known sacred places like Nasik, Tryambakeshwar, Paithan, Gaya etc. maintain. These 'vahis' are useful in genealogical research for the following reason. A person visiting these places for religious rites employes a local professional Brahmin priest to assist him. That Brahmin notes down as many names as possible of the relatives of that person in a 'vahi', which is somewhat like a traditional account book of a native trader. These 'vahis' covering several decades and or even centuries are valuable repositories of source material and of names of long-departed ancestors. At the same time, the 'vahi' is an important economic asset for the priest's family that owns it, because once a long-gone person is noted in a 'vahi', all descendants of that person will, if they visit that place in their own lives, will seek out that priest's family in whose 'vahi' their ancestor had noted his name and will have their religious rites performed with the assistance of the current members of that family of priests. This thread binds the visitors and priest families for generations and also ensures the interest of the priest families in preserving the 'vahis' as an economic asset for their livelihood. This being so, I doubt whether anyone with an Indian connection several generation old will have a genealogical memory long and strong enough to link himself with an ancestor and his name in a 'vahi'. Needless to say, the reason why the 'vahis' are maintained rules out anyone having a Muslim ancestry. You might find better success if you were to explore this with converted Indian Christian families. They, with their continued living in India over a few generations, may have a better-preserved memory of their ancestry. PS. Such sacred spots are called in the ritual context as 'kshetra' and the priests who ply their profession in such spots are called 'kshetropadhyaya (kshetra + upadhyaya = teacher or priest at the sacred spot)' Readers of this posting might be wondering as to meaning of 'priestly profession'. Any Hindu wishing to perform any religious rite - a wedding, a pooja or worship rite of a deity, a funeral etc. - has to seek the assistance of a professional priest who has the knowledge of the procedure of that rite and of the Sanskrit texts that have to be recited as accompaniment to the procedure. The priests performs this function for a fee. Many devout Hindus visit kshetras to perform religious rites and need assistance for their performance, which the priests render for a fee. Arvind Kolhatkar, Toronto, March 31, 2008.
Church of Our Lady of Rosary, Mazagaon, Bombay Snipped From http://www.rosarychurch.com/ParishHistory.asp On scrutiny of various published and manuscript documents touching on the history of the Church in Bombay, there are but stray references to the affairs of this parish. In large part, this is because the history of the parish has been non-controversial and somewhat uneventful. 1. Birth of the parish (1794) When Double Jurisdiction was introduced in Bombay Island in the year1794, the four existing Churches on the island were equally divided between Padroado and Propaganda. While Our Lady of Hope in the Fort and St.Michael's at Upper Mahim were given to Propaganda, Our Lady Of Salvation at Lower Mahim and Our Lady of Glory at Mazagaon came under Padroado. At Mazagaon the transfer to Padroado took place quietly in March 1794. But trouble broke out in the very next month. Apart from a few Portuguese and Goan families such as the de Souzas and the de Limas, the congregation of Nossa Senhora da Gloria seems to have consisted mostly of fisherfolk, who had their own Confraternities. At that time, Gloria Church stood, not in its present location opposite Byculla Station, but at a site close to the present Rosary Church. Even today a plaque marks the spot. In April 1794, the fisherfolk of Gloria Church requested the Government to allow them to remain under Propaganda. This request was granted and permission given to them to build a Church and Cemetery a few hundred feet northwest of Gloria Church. The Government correspondence of the time concerns " a piece of land asked for by the Christian inhabitants of Mazagaon for erecting a building for the performance of the religious worship" followed by a debate whether the piece of land chosen was not too large for the purpose. The first baptism in Rosary church was recorded in June 1794. The oldest dated tombstone belonged to 1798 and the earliest marriage occurred in 1811. 2. The 19th century (1) The parish cemetery closed: By invocation of the Act of 1865, and by order of the Governor- in- Council, the Municipal Commissioner for the City of Bombay, Arthur Crawford, on 25th August 1868 gave notice that after 31st December 1868, it would not be lawful to bury the dead in certain graveyards of the City. An appended list enumerated nine Roman Catholic, three Protestant, one Presbyterian and one Armenian graveyards. In this list was included the Graveyard of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Rosario. This graveyard was situated at the site occupied somewhat by the assembly area of the present Rosary School. Of the various tombstone and sculptured memorials there is now no trace. [snip] ==================== ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Two sites on British-Raj heritage buildings of Bombay (Mumbai): http://mumbainews.wordpress.com/2006/08/26/heritage-buildings/ http://www.mumbaipluses.com/downtownplus/index.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=20080103200801031813429219df06a6a§xslt=&comments=true&pageno=1 ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Yet another new story from Calcutta -- Sunday, March 30, 2008 Religious Relics of the British Raj in India -- a write up on Earl Zimmerman's blog, with images. [Earl and Ruth Zimmerman are the Mennonite Central Committee Representatives for India, Afghanistan, and Nepal. They live in Kolkata, India.] ** On Good Friday I attended a service at Union Chapel on Lenin Street. The street and the chapel apparently live together in harmony here in Kolkata. Both are brave leftovers from bygone eras. ** http://kolkatareflections.blogspot.com/2008/03/religious-relics-of-british-raj-in.html ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Hello Shirley, You said: My research is to look for > somebody with a 'mixed' background- preferably a Britisher with some > Indian > Hindu connect, as this will lend a certain sense of historical > significance > to his/her search. Speaking as an Anglo Indian myself I understand very well your complex question and "complex" it is given the past history or us Anglo Indians. The hidden factor arises in that the majority of us Anglo Indians do not and will never know our "Indian" heritage. While we cannot deny our "Indian" heritage, a point (to this day) which many do deny, the politics governing the 17th and 18th century left our ancestors with little option but to deny this fact and therefore, any intermarriage was kept so well hidden. For us to really understand the politics that then existed we ourselves need to understand the politics and culture that our ancestors lived under at the time. There was undeniable severe prejudice on both sides which is a well recorded historial fact. In order to be socially acceptable there could not be any admittance to having Indian ancestry, whether Hindu or Muslim. In the event where a British male married or co-habited with either a Hindu or Muslim female, regardless of the female's social standing, she was in most instances, disinherited by her own family. Having said that, the British male who married or co-habited with an "Indian" female likewise suffered the same fate within the social standing of his community. In many instances, the female was converted to Christianity and adopted a Christian name resulting in her name being a Christian one entered on her childrens' Baptism Certificates. I use the word "British" because I can only speak through experience about the British, as my and my husband's ancestors were of British descent. The Anglo Indians community have all been "lumped" into one basket the result being that every country who played a part in the colonization of India and who therefore now have descendants of "mixed race" are now, all classified as Anglo Indians i.e. French, Dutch and Portuguese. The only way Anglo Indians of "European" descent can specifically be identified is by their surnames. We are of various colours, ranging from "white, blue-eyed and blond" to extremely "dark complexioned" and frequently all in the same family so colour, is not a significant factor. The world renowned author William Dalrymple in his book, "White Moguls" gives an in-depth insight into this complex subject. May I suggest you read his book which explains in detail the "why's" and "wherefore's" and which may assist you in your research. I wish you every success in your documentary Shirley. Should you wish to contact me please do so. I hope I have not offended any Listers as it is not my intention to do so. With best wishes Molly Sarstedt-Hamilton, Townsville, Australia Researching - Sarstedt/Hitchcock/Osborne/Cullen/Pringle/Vargas/Hamilton/Slark/Samworth/Fury/Short/Lawcock/Smith Beautiful autumn weather at present
The news that Jaguar became Tata's baby is old hat by now. Here is a look at the history of the automobile scene in India: ** In 1898 the first motor car came to India. Between 1910 and 1920, the automobile industry took firm roots in the country with the setting up of assembly lines in Bombay, Calcutta and Madras. The import and assembly of motor cars witnessed a steady growth crossing the 30,000 mark in 1930. With the assembling of Dodge DeSato and Plymouth, Premier Automobiles Limited (PAL) acquired the unique distinction of a pioneer in the manufacture of motor car in India in 1946, while the Birlas' Hindustan Motors (HM), which started off as an auto component maker, also graduated to making cars in 1949. **[snipped from http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/03/25/stories/2003032500070800.htm ] And here is something on India's first automobile museum : http://www.the-autoexpo.com/news_s2_1224.asp ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Thankyou to all who replied to my queries about the American army based in allahabad during British Raj. allahabad has a good contonement area, can anyone help me with the regiments that were based in Allahabad during the years 1940-1947. After the independentce of India in 1947 did these British Military regiments move away and went back with the British? Thankyou very much Esther
Good morning, I'm looking for any reference to a Robert James Watson b. 1876 who appears in Calcutta in 1903/4 in the Calcutta Volunteer Rifles He was said to have been a businessmand in Calcutta for many years, and at some time working in the Civil Service. At one time he was emplpyed by Remington typewriters, and later, either he or his wife Amy were involved in the import of American cars to Calcutta. In the early '30s he was manager of Grand Hotel when his daughters had a double wedding at St. Johns (old) cathedral. He and his wife returned to live in or near Liverpool before WW2 I can find little about Robert and his time asa business man in Calcutta and would be most interested in any further detail. thank you, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar" <bosham@gmail.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:03 AM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] India's first automobile museum > The news that Jaguar became Tata's baby is old hat by now. > Here is a look at the history of the automobile scene in India: > > ** In 1898 the first motor car came to India. Between 1910 > and 1920, the automobile industry took firm roots in the > country with the setting up of assembly lines in Bombay, > Calcutta and Madras. The import and assembly of motor > cars witnessed a steady growth crossing the 30,000 mark in > 1930. With the assembling of Dodge DeSato and Plymouth, > Premier Automobiles Limited (PAL) acquired the unique > distinction of a pioneer in the manufacture of motor car in > India in 1946, while the Birlas' Hindustan Motors (HM), > which started off as an auto component maker, also > graduated to making cars in 1949. **[snipped from > http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/03/25/stories/2003032500070800.htm ] > And here is something on India's first automobile museum : > http://www.the-autoexpo.com/news_s2_1224.asp > > ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > Nagpur, India > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: > 28/03/2008 10:58 > >
The British Library, Oriental & India section, hold the (British) Indian Army records upt to Partition, but not the British Army serving in India http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientalandindian.html Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly ." <begenn@hotmail.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:40 AM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] unsubscribe > > > >> From: lyonsfab@optusnet.com.au >> To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com >> Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:03:51 +1100 >> Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] British Army Records >> >> Can someone from the list help me with where I could write to get the >> service record of someone who served the British military in India during >> the British Raj in 1930 - 1940 till independence of India. thanks >> Esther >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > The next generation of Windows Live is here > http://www.windowslive.co.uk/get-live > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.1/1348 - Release Date: > 28/03/2008 10:58 > >
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Noor Inayat Khan - a Sufi saint's daughter who became a British spy The Family Background, From - http://www.writespirit.net/authors/noor_inayat_khan Noor was the great great great granddaughter of the celebrated Muslim ruler of Mysore - Tipu Sultan, who in the 18th Century fought the British, stemming their advance into South India. Ever after the British held the family with high suspicion but her father Hazrat Inayat Khan did not pursue a political path. Instead Hazrat Inayat Khan was responsible for bringing the great spiritual tradition of Sufi mysticism to the West. In particular Hazrat emphasized the role of music as a means of promoting spirituality. Hazrat Inayat Khan married an American, Ora Meena Ray Baker Noor (distantly related to Mary Eddy Baker founder of the Christian Science movement) The couple married in Paris and settled in Russia. Hazrat Inayat Khan was also the father of Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan who was later to take on the leadership of the Sufi order in the West. Noor was born in Russia in 1914 and after a brief spell living in England the family relocated to France. [snip] ========================== Further story from - http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/08/06/stories/2006080600080500.htm Sunday, Aug 06, 2006 THOSE interested in the Sufi movement would have heard of Hazrat Inayat Khan, read his works and his life story. They would know how he introduced Sufism to the West and blended spirituality and music in a seamless pursuit. Yet not many have heard of Noor Inayat Khan, his daughter, who embodied his principles and put her beliefs to the ultimate test. Born in Moscow, brought up in England and France, educated at Sorbonne, Noor was a harpist and pianist, a children's writer with a vibrant imagination, a loving daughter and sister. Heroic volunteer Yet she became one of the most heroic spies of the World War II, volunteering for the British secret service that sent agents to occupied France to commit acts of sabotage against the fascists. As the first woman clandestine wireless operator sent into France, the only Asian in the service, her 29-year-old life came to an end in a Nazi concentration camp, where she was tortured and shot by the Gestapo. In a nutshell, this is the story told in Shrabani Basu's new book, Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan, launched by Roli in India recently. The book, stresses the London-based journalist, is based on meticulous research. "There is absolutely no fiction," she declares, adding, "There are elaborate footnotes, probably far too elaborate." An earlier work that brought Noor's story to public attention is Shauna Singh Baldwin's The Tiger Claw published by Penguin. This, however, is a fictional work based on her life. No need for fiction Shrabani points out, "I personally feel, her life is so thrilling, who needs fiction?" The project began after a few years of nursing an interest in her "sweet heroine" ever since she researched WWII stories. "It was just a little photo of her, with what I call her Mona Lisa smile," she recalls. A busy schedule prevented her from concentrating on Noor for some years. But it was just as well, because by the time she was ready, the Right to Information Bill provided her access to a lot of declassified information. Besides these files, Shrabani contacted as many people as possible who had known Noor. She also read her letters and those of some colleagues, to decipher what seemed like "a giant jigsaw." The bare bones of Noor's story, though replete with the elements of drama, do not reveal the deeper levels that render it a powerful lesson for today's world. How did a dreamer like Noor end up as an espionage agent in the war? Unlikely as it seemed on the surface, it was her background that made her volunteer; that gave her the inner strength to survive the Gestapo for as long as she did; to respond to humiliation and torture with dignity, and to die without having disclosed any information to her captives . For a girl who told her instructors she could not lie and who felt the greatest power on earth was love, who collapsed under the mock Gestapo interrogation during training, it seemed an inexplicable turnaround. But one of Hazrat Inayat Khan's well-known precepts was, "Shatter your ideals on the rock of Truth." And Noor had indeed shattered her ideals on the rock of Truth. Noor and her brother Vilayat, who later continued his father's work of running the Sufi Order in the West, decided that to refrain from contributing to the war because of their principles of non-violence would be equivalent to supporting Hitler. Reading of the horrors she underwent, one cannot but remember Inayat Khan's words again: "... first consult yourself and find out if there is any conflict in your own being about anything you want to do. And when you find no conflict there, then feel sure that a path is already made for you." For Shrabani, the real recognition will come when Noor Inayat Khan features on a postage stamp, as well as in comic books. Having already signed the film rights of her book to Lord Meghnad Desai, she looks forward to the dedication of a `blue plaque' reserved for heroes at Noor's London address. =============================== In case you are interested in the life and work of the saintly Inyat Khan, have a look at these pages --just visit these sites and view the pages - http://www.om-guru.com/html/guru2.html http://www.sufimovement.org/sufimusic.htm http://www.sufimovement.org/khan.htm http://www.soulfultributes.org/spiritual_figures/pir_vilayat_inayat-khan http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/sufi/hazp Some of his musical work is online along with his books. Search for ''Shakuntala, ballet Inayat Khan'' at youtube.com Then just search for Hazrat Inayat Khan at youtube and you'll get some songs. And his books are at http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/index.htm =============================== ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
G'day folks, If you have not already done so, suggest reading this wonderful book - can be downloaded from the Google Books site. Written in 1858, it gives a contemporary account of the events - and is beautifully illustrated. Ceri Harris =========================================== Thanks for that Ceri. Listers can read this book at.... http://books.google.com.au/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA386&lpg=PA386&dq=%22george+dodd%22+mutiny&source=web&ots=Y0YLj7EPZF&sig=wpMfbdoZx5wh-c4kBQAB33fLfsE&hl=en or http://tinyurl.com/ynqbjf ooroo If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door. Anon.
Great news for Spike Milligan fans >From BBC 7 Newsletter - Friday 28th March 2008 In February (it was) the opening night of a play called Surviving Spike, at The Theatre Royal, Windsor. It was a play based obviously, on Spike Milligan's life, and centred around his relationship with Norma Farnes, who was his agent, manager and confidante for 36 years. Not an easy job by any stretch of the imagination. On 16th April this year, Spike would have reached the grand old age of 90. So to celebrate the birth of Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan on 16th April 1918, we have decided, starting 14th April, to run an entire week of the Goon Show, introduced by Eric Sykes. And to get a glimpse of Spike in more serious mode, you can hear the man himself him recounting an episode from Plain Tales From the Raj, an intimate account of his childhood in colonial India. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listings/index.shtml?today http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/ Incidentally, the current week's schedule beginning yesterday, has some top-class programmes for your listening pleasure. Be sure to tune in for -- This Sceptred Isle [Anna Massey aided by Peter Jeffrey and the late Paul Eddington, narrates historian Christopher Lee's History of the British Isles, with extracts from Winston Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples. Specially written for Radio 4 and first broadcast in 1995, the award winning series was produced by Pete Atkin.] and The People of the British Museum =============== Enjoy! ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India
Dear all, Does anyone's family history mentions about any devastating storm in Calcutta? Regards A Ray
London Telegraph. All aboard the ocean liners' online archive Last Updated: 1:19am GMT 28/03/2008 The complete set of passenger records from long-distance ocean liners that left Britain between 1890 and 1960 have gone online for the first time. The Titanic's ill-fated voyage and the trips of actors such as Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh to New York in the 1930s are among those covered by the giant archive. It also features the details of hundreds of thousands of ordinary Britons who emigrated to Australia in the 1940s and 50s. The commercial venture by the family history website findmypast.com, in association with the National Archives, involved a team of 125 workers spending more than a year digitising 164,000 original passenger lists. Searching the site is free but there is a fee to view transcriptions and original records. Elaine Collins, the commercial director at findmypast.com, said: "The availability of the passenger lists from ships that left British ports in the 1950s is an invaluable tool for people tracing relatives they believe may have left the UK during this period. "The passenger records may very well provide a missing link for many family historians who have hit a brick wall in their research, as well as helping those outside of the UK to trace back to their British and European heritage." In all there are 1.1 million pages on the internet archive listing 24 million passengers. Highlights include a voyage by the Normandie from Southampton on Nov 5, 1938, which carried Leigh and Olivier, Leslie Howard, Anna Neagle and Noel Coward to New York; Elizabeth Taylor's journey to New York with her American parents in 1934, aged two; Alfred Hitchcock's passage to New York on the Liberte on Jan 11, 1955; and Kylie Minogue's mother, Carol Jones, emigrating from Wales as a child in the 1950s. Parts of the archive have been online since last year but today's addition of records from the 1950s marks the end of the project. More than a million Britons emigrated to Australia under the "Ten Pound Poms" assisted passage scheme introduced by the Australian government at the end of the Second World War. The online records cover an estimated 710,000 people who emigrated under the scheme between 1947 and 1960, although it ran until 1972. ooroo If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door. Anon.
Hi, I am Shirley Abraham, an independent documentary film maker based in Mumbai, India. This is for a documentary where I am exploring the tradition of maintaining Hindu ancestral records at some sites in India, and am looking for a character whose journey I am looking to follow. My research is to look for somebody with a 'mixed' background- preferably a Britisher with some Indian Hindu connect, as this will lend a certain sense of historical significance to his/her search. Through this list, I wish to find somebody who is already looking for his roots in India, or just somebody who might be interested in pursuing his unique ancestory, with a Hindu background. I have met various similar people, but somehow their stories havent been able to lend me the strong cross cultural-historical connect that I am keen to explore through the film. Looking forward to hearing from you. Warm Regards, Shirley Abraham.
Dear Shirley Abraham, Do I deduce from your email that you'd like to meet some Anglo-indians to take part in your programme? I'm English and went to school in India for four years during WW2 and had many Anglo-Indian friends. It occurs to me that you'd meet a lot of A-Is if you attended a luncheon which takes place every other year and this year) at a Banqueting Suite in Alperton. It's a luncheon for ex-pupils of the many boarding schools in India's hill stations and is called 'The Hill Schools Reunion'. Altrtnatively, the Hon. Secretary of the managing committee of the Hill Schools Reunion, Paul Dickson, 4 Gilman Crescent, Windsor, SJ4 4YN, Tel:01753 - 865972. is an Anglo-indian himself and I'm sure he'd answer questions, or introduce you to people who might also be interested. Hazel Craig
If you have not already done so, suggest reading this wonderful book - can be downloaded from the Google Books site. Written in 1858, it gives a contemporary account of the events - and is beautifully illustrated. Ceri Harris