Sujata wrote: Hello, Fellow List Friends, for my next book set in 1920s India, I need to know whether there was actually an Indian Army cantonment in or near the city of Madras--and also for good resources for the history and people of the Indian Medical Service before independence. Any tips greatly appreciated! --ooOoo-- Of course Fort St. George at the heart of Madras was still very much in use in the 1920s. Details of those who served in the Indian Medical Service may be found in "The Indian Army Lists" of the day. The British Library has copies of these which were produced as often as every quarter. Other major libraries may also have copies. I hope this helps Good Hunting! Peter Bailey Chairman Families in British India Society www.fibis.org

Hello, Fellow List Friends, for my next book set in 1920s India, I need to know whether there was actually an Indian Army cantonment in or near the city of Madras--and also for good resources for the history and people of the Indian Medical Service before independence. Any tips greatly appreciated! Thanks very much, as always-- Sujata The Sleeping Dictionary The Ayah's Tale http://www.sujatamassey.com

Any ideas? Please reply directly, with a copy to the List. ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar ----- Original Message ----- From: cngayers@aol.com To: Bosham@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:06 PM Subject: Mussorie Can anyone help please? Whilst clearing a house belonging to my Aunt_I found a framed photograph of a Church. Written on the back is "Mussorie, India the church where my Mother and Father were married - 1847. Charlotte Cole. I have done research and have found the marriage of a George Cole to Eliza Skinner Robinson on 27 Sept. 1847. Mussorie. At the time of the 1861 census Eliza and the children appear to be living in England. A George Cole died in July 1861 in Bengal - he is shown as a Gunner Artillery. Can anyone tell me if there was unrest in the area at this time - is this the reason Eliza and the children returned to England leaving George behind? Any helpmuch appreciated. C Ayers

Indian soldier's letter to be the highlight of UK World War I exhibition February 24, 2014 London: A letter from a wounded Indian soldier at a hospital in Britain will be the highlight of a major exhibition commemorating the centenary of World War I across Europe this year. "Do not worry about me, for I am in paradise. The King came down here last week and shook hands with all the Indians, and asked each one about his wounds and sufferings and gave consolation to each," wrote a soldier from Brighton's Royal Pavilion, which served as a hospital during the Great War. (snip) http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/indian-soldier-s-letter-to-be-the-highlight-of-uk-world-war-i-exhibition-487536 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

I am from Calcutta as are my parents and grandparents....a great site. Many thanks. Warm regards, Mike On Sunday, 23 February 2014, 20:15, Carol&PT <candpt@btinternet.com> wrote: As you say, lots to see, John! Thanks for that - including dear old Eugenie Fraser quotes - I knew her when I was a child - I was occasionally allowed to gently pat her "sausage dog" at Kinnison Jute Mill !! Carol T -------------------------------------------------- From: "John Feltham" <wantok@me.com> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:43 AM To: "Undisclosed recipients:" Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] An interesting Web Site of Calcutta > > > > Lots to see.. > > > http://gypsyscholar.com/105sitemap.html > > > > > ooroo > > The day that Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is the day they > start making vacuum cleaners." > > anon. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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

As you say, lots to see, John! Thanks for that - including dear old Eugenie Fraser quotes - I knew her when I was a child - I was occasionally allowed to gently pat her "sausage dog" at Kinnison Jute Mill !! Carol T -------------------------------------------------- From: "John Feltham" <wantok@me.com> Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:43 AM To: "Undisclosed recipients:" Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] An interesting Web Site of Calcutta > > > > Lots to see.. > > > http://gypsyscholar.com/105sitemap.html > > > > > ooroo > > The day that Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is the day they > start making vacuum cleaners." > > anon. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Many thanks John, Although I was often in Bombay, I only ever visited Budge Budge on my tanker so these anecdotes give a marvellous picture of different aspects of Calcutta which was so near but so far from our anchorage mid-stream. This BBC Voices project is quite remarkable, Chris > The day that Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is the day they start making vacuum cleaners." > anon. > Am saving hard for a 2nd hand Mac ! And for anyone who has iTunes on their PC, is using Outlook Express, and is now having trouble with the dreaded 'MobileMe Services stopped working' pop-up, Apple have discontinued the MobileMe service (whatever that was) and it should be uninstalled, after which your Outlook Express emails should return to 'normal' Best to read this first: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/118614/mobileme-service-has-stopped-working and if you don't receive this its because I'm wrong :-{(} > > ------------------------------- > 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 >> On 22 Feb 2014, at 07:43, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > > Lots to see.. http://gypsyscholar.com/105sitemap.html > > ooroo > >

February 7, 2014 BBC's Empire Review: Join Jeremy Paxman on his British Odyssey Newsnight's tenacious inquisitor, Paxman, is on a mission to urge the British people to take a long, hard look at our 400 years of empire-building and how it has shaped us and others. Paxman makes us travel far and fast. His Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 days world marathon- India, Hong Kong, Israel, Canada, Jamaica, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa is an expedition of detailed investigation of the British Empire from its colonies, traditions, sports, ambitions, traits, and ancestors. (snip) http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bbcs-empire-review-join-jeremy-paxman-his-british-odyssey-1435490 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Lots to see.. http://gypsyscholar.com/105sitemap.html ooroo The day that Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is the day they start making vacuum cleaners." anon.

Thanks, Mukund. We have already discussed Manini's book but the one about Panipat is new (to me). I wonder if it's a translation of some Marathi book on this topic or Mr Kulkarni's original work. Got to find out. Sounds interesting. -- Harshawardhan ----- Original Message ----- From: mukund murty Speaking of March 1930, I recently picked up and read an un-put-downable book by Manini Chatterjee on the 18th April (Easter day) 1930 armed rebellion in Chittagong (Chattogram) led by Surjyo Sen, largely comprising school and college boys, the youngest of whom was only 14...! And, speaking of books, another brilliant book is 'Solstice at Panipat' by Uday Kulkarni on the III Battle of Panipat in January 1764. I cannot recommend them enough.

You asked when St Paul's Darjeeling began. According to the book "Under The Old School Topee" by Hazel Innes Craig, St Paul's was ready to receive its first pupils in 1864. That of course was before the railway was built. An interesting book about many schools during the Raj. Linda [NZ] On 21/02/2014 19:36, John Feltham wrote: > G'day John, > > On 21 Feb 2014, at 1:22 pm, badhamgj@actrix.co.nz [1] wrote: > >> > > That was just after Victoria School in Kurseong started. > > "The earliest entry was dated 17th August 1879, when the Rev. A.H. Eddy, Chaplain of Darjeeling and also Christ Church, Kurseong, wrote that he held a service at 11.00 a.m. and there had been a good congregation of forty-one. Fifteen children, he noted had come come with Mr and Mrs Pegler from 'Constantia' in Kurseong, where a School had just been opened. > > What year did St Paul's begin? Do you know? > > ooroo > > If you don't hear the sound of opportunity, build yourself a door. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com [2] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Links: ------ [1] mailto:badhamgj@actrix.co.nz [2] mailto:INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com

G’day Linda, On 21 Feb 2014, at 7:45 pm, linda.dcollage@vodafone.co.nz wrote: > You asked when St Paul's Darjeeling began. << According to the book "Under The Old School Topee" by Hazel Innes Craig, St Paul's was ready to receive its first pupils in 1864. That of course was before the railway was built. An interesting book about many schools during the Raj. >> Ah yes, I should have looked up my own copy! :-) ooroo The day that Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck, is the day they start making vacuum cleaners." anon.

I am also glad he posted it - my wife and have done the full trip to Darjeeling and it is a great experience. I just hope they do fix the gaps in the track so it can go the full distance again. We were only able to do half a trip down on the Ooty train because a landslide months earlier had closed the lower part of the track - what we did was also a great experience but we were a bit disappointed the train could only do half a trip down. Graeme Simpson >Thanks for posting this, John.

G’day John, On 21 Feb 2014, at 1:22 pm, badhamgj@actrix.co.nz wrote: << Thanks for posting this, John. My grandfather was a boarder at St Pauls School, Darjeeling 1899-1904. His parents lived in Calcutta, and he spoke of the excitement of riding on the toy train when going home for the school holidays. John, NZ >> That was just after Victoria School in Kurseong started. “The earliest entry was dated 17th August 1879, when the Rev. A.H. Eddy, Chaplain of Darjeeling and also Christ Church, Kurseong, wrote that he held a service at 11.00 a.m. and there had been a good congregation of forty-one. Fifteen children, he noted had come come with Mr and Mrs Pegler from 'Constantia' in Kurseong, where a School had just been opened. What year did St Paul’s begin? Do you know? ooroo If you don’t hear the sound of opportunity, build yourself a door.

Thanks for posting this, John. My grandfather was a boarder at St Pauls School, Darjeeling 1899-1904. His parents lived in Calcutta, and he spoke of the excitement of riding on the toy train when going home for the school holidays. John, NZ > > > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Heritage-fears-on-hold-as-toy-train-resumes-run/articleshow/30531393.cms > > > ooroo > > Whatever you do will be insignificant, > but it is very important that you do it. > > Mahatma Gandhi. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hi all Speaking of March 1930, I recently picked up and read an un-put-downable book by Manini Chatterjee on the 18th April (Easter day) 1930 armed rebellion in Chittagong (Chattogram) led by Surjyo Sen, largely comprising school and college boys, the youngest of whom was only 14...! And, speaking of books, another brilliant book is 'Solstice at Panipat' by Uday Kulkarni on the III Battle of Panipat in January 1764. I cannot recommend them enough. Cheers Mukund On 21 February 2014 12:05, Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar <bosham@gmail.com > wrote: > The following link came from our friend Mr Idris Attarwala. > > It refers to an interesting article in the Indian Express, dated > February 9, 2014. We are wondering whether some of our > Indian and western listers would have some information that > might turn out to be useful to the folks making the sculptures. > > *** Dandi March was a giant stride in India's freedom struggle. > Little, however, is known about the 80 people - around 50 of > them in their 20s and eight in their teens - who accompanied > Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as he set off on March 12, 1930, > for the 24-day, 338-km-long trek to defy the British-imposed salt > tax. The Mahatma's unknown foot soldiers dispersed soon after > they arrived at the Dandi seashore on April 5. Now, an effort is being > made to identify them and give a face to each of those unsung heroes. > > Forty sculptors - nine of them foreigners - are working on > a 'National Dandi March Memorial', on the IIT Bombay campus, > recreating an important chapter of Indian history with the help of > blurred photographs, oral descriptions and old newspapers. (snip) > > http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mapping-the-unknown-marcher/ > > ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > > > ------------------------------- > 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 following link came from our friend Mr Idris Attarwala. It refers to an interesting article in the Indian Express, dated February 9, 2014. We are wondering whether some of our Indian and western listers would have some information that might turn out to be useful to the folks making the sculptures. *** Dandi March was a giant stride in India's freedom struggle. Little, however, is known about the 80 people - around 50 of them in their 20s and eight in their teens - who accompanied Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as he set off on March 12, 1930, for the 24-day, 338-km-long trek to defy the British-imposed salt tax. The Mahatma's unknown foot soldiers dispersed soon after they arrived at the Dandi seashore on April 5. Now, an effort is being made to identify them and give a face to each of those unsung heroes. Forty sculptors - nine of them foreigners - are working on a 'National Dandi March Memorial', on the IIT Bombay campus, recreating an important chapter of Indian history with the help of blurred photographs, oral descriptions and old newspapers. (snip) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mapping-the-unknown-marcher/ ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

G’day Folks, No response is required. ooroo Bad typists of the word, untie.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Heritage-fears-on-hold-as-toy-train-resumes-run/articleshow/30531393.cms ooroo Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it. Mahatma Gandhi.

I know there was a Barlow family in the Karol Bagh/Rajinder Nagar area of New Delhi until the early 1990s, when I was in New Delhi. Perhaps you know them. They may be able to help you. Arun Dube > From: barlow@candw.ky > To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:05:22 -0500 > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Graves of empire tell of India's troubled past > > Thanks for posting this, Harshoo. It so happens that one of my grandfather's > cousins was buried in Nicholson Cemetery in 1909, of cholera. According to > one of my family's genealogists, Harry Walter Barlow's grave was #800F in > Pukka Plot 15#25, and his MI was recorded in "St James Burial Register" - > whatever that is. He was a retired British Army Officer, employed by the > Maharajah of Sirmoor. I'm not likely to get over to Delhi any time soon, but > if any India Lister is there, would he or she kindly have a look around for > me? Thanks very much. > > > > Gordon Barlow > > > > > > (Reuters) - By the side of a crowded Delhi highway with buses thundering by > and hawkers touting their wares lies a small, walled cemetery. It holds the > graves of hundreds of British citizens and other foreigners who, for better > or worse, played roles in India's colonial past. Soldiers, missionaries, > traders and officials rest here, the cracked tombstones giving only hints of > their lives. > > > > Despite the peaceful air, the Nicholson Christian Cemetery near the Kashmere > Gate is also testimony to a history of violence. It was founded after the > Indian Mutiny in 1857 and many of its inhabitants died in that conflict, now > seen by some as India's first war for independence. (snip) > > > <http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/14/us-india-cemetery-idUSBREA1D00720 > 140214> > http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/14/us-india-cemetery-idUSBREA1D007201 > 40214 > > > > ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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