‘Indian Voices of the Great War’
ChrestomatherThe last few years have seen a long-overdue awakening of interest in the Indian soldiers and auxiliaries who participated in the First World War (it goes without…
‘Touch and Intimacy in First World War Literature’
First World War writing is an old interest of mine so when I came upon a book with the intriguing title 'Touch and Intimacy in the First World War I…
Journey to the ‘Heart of Whiteness’
A turban used by an Indian Sepoy Of all the colonies of the European empires, British India contributed the highest number of men, estimated around one and…
Philip Hensher’s ‘Scenes from Early Life’
I met Philip Hensher in 2008: his novel, The Northern Clemency, was on the Booker Prize shortlist that year, as was my Sea of Poppies. …
Ludu U Sein Win and the School of ‘Feeling, Mood and Action’ in Yangon
On Sunday June 17, the democracy movement in Myanmar lost one of its pillars, Ludu U Sein Wein. Ludu U Sein Win, Jan 1996 …
The ‘Red Mowlana’ and the Last Emperor of China: Part 6
From Mao-Tse Tung-er Deshe (In 'Mao Tse-tung’s Country' by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani), pp. 48-49 On May 1, 1962, Pu Yi married for the second time.…
The ‘Red Mowlana’ and the Last Emperor of China: Part 5
From Mao-Tse Tung-er Deshe (In 'Mao Tse-tung’s Country' by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani), pp. 46-47 ‘But still I’ll tell you a few things about my life…
The ‘Red Mowlana’ and the Last Emperor of China: Part 4
From Mao-Tse Tung-er Deshe (In 'Mao Tse-tung’s Country' by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani), pp. 45-46 Pu Yi spoke of his days in the camp with…
The ‘Red Mowlana’ and the Last Emperor of China: Part 3.
From Mao-Tse Tung-er Deshe (In 'Mao Tse-tung’s Country' by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani), pp. 44-45 ‘The veteran official then explained to us that the…
The ‘Red Mowlana’ and the Last Emperor of China: Part 2
From Mao-Tse Tung-er Deshe (In 'Mao Tse-tung’s Country' by Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani), pp. 43-44 I heard from Pu Yi’s own lips that…