Husband-hunting in the Raj Broadcast: Tuesday 31 July 2012 10:40PM Audio clip for downloading at: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/husband-hunting-in-the-raj/4164578 >From the late 19th century, when the British Raj was at its height, many of Britain's smartest and most eligible young men travelled to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack of suitable men in Britain, set sail after them, in the hope of finding a husband in this far away country where men now outnumbered women by four to one. They were known as the 'Fishing Fleet'. Guests Anne de Courcy Journalist and Author Publications Title Fishing Fleet Author Anne de Courcy Publisher Hachette ISBN 9780297868477 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar
Thank you Harsh - a wonderful listen! Carol T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar" <bosham@gmail.com> To: <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 8:35 AM Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Audio clip of the Radio Programme on''Husband-hunting in the Raj'' > > Husband-hunting in the Raj > > Broadcast: Tuesday 31 July 2012 10:40PM > > Audio clip for downloading at: > http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/husband-hunting-in-the-raj/4164578 > >>From the late 19th century, when the British Raj was at its height, > many of Britain's smartest and most eligible young men travelled > to India to work. Countless young women, suffering at the lack > of suitable men in Britain, set sail after them, in the hope of finding > a husband in this far away country where men now outnumbered > women by four to one. They were known as the 'Fishing Fleet'. > > Guests > Anne de Courcy > Journalist and Author > > Publications > Title > Fishing Fleet > > Author > Anne de Courcy > > Publisher > Hachette > > ISBN > 9780297868477 > > ---- 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 >