An Early Venture in Decolonization – British Students at Indian and South Asian Universities

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Part I Background
	1 Introduction
		The Personal Genealogy of this Study
		The Context of this Early Post-Imperial Scheme of Transnational Education
		Academic Debates About Cultural Colonization and Orientalism
			Cultural ‘Decolonization’
		Educational Decolonization and Representations of the Past
		This Book
			Student Entry and Narrative: John Drew, 1963, Baroda, Indian Theatre/drama, (Narrative From 2005)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Valerie Simmons, 1970, Mysore, Literature (Narrative 2003)
		Notes
		References
	2 The Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme Begins
		British Images of India in the 1960s
		Social Rebellion and Expanding Horizons
			The First Student: Entry and Narrative, Valerie Karn, 1961, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Rural Planning (Geography Department), By Jacqui Karn, Her Daughter (Interviewed in 2004)
		References
	3 Student Funding and Geo-Politics
		Student Funding
		British Anxiety About Soviet Influence in Asia and Africa
		International Scholarships and Soft Diplomacy
		India’s Scholarships for Asians and Africans
		Transnational Education Today
		Notes
		References
Part II The Students and Their Contexts: The 1960s and Early 1970s
	4 The Scheme Gathers Pace as the 1960s Proceed
		Student Entry and Narrative: Derek W. Boshier, 1962, Shantiniketan/Calcutta, Art (Narrative 2004)
		Student Entry: Jim L. Donovan, 1962, M.S. University of Baroda
		Student Entries and Narrative: 1962. Elizabeth Staley (Geography) and John Staley (Economics), University of the Punjab, Lahore (Narrative From 2003)
		Student Entry and Narrative: John N. Drew, 1963, M.S. University of Baroda, Indian Drama and Theatre (Narrative From 2005)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Anthony M. Friend. 1963, Delhi School of Economics, Economic Planning (Narrative From 2003)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Janet R. Clarke/later Rizvi, 1963, Delhi, Political History (Narrative From 2004)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Elizabeth Peters/later Holley, 1963, Kandy, Ceylon, Education (Narrative 2022)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Colin L. Pritchard, 1964, Delhi Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering (Narrative, 2003)
		Notes
		References
	5 Indian Philosophy, Religion and Sanskrit
		Background to the Study of Ancient and Medieval India
			Student Entry and Narrative: Mary Searle/later Chatterjee, 1963. Hindu University of Banaras, Varanasi, Indian Philosophy and Religion (Narrative 2024)
			Student Entry and Narrative: M.A. Huntley, 1966, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Philosophy (Narrative From 2003)
			Student Entry: Alan Unterman, 1966, University of Delhi, Philosophy
			Student Entry: David Smith, 1967, Banaras Hindu University, Sanskrit
			Student Entry and Narrative: Jeremiah. Losty, 1967, Deccan College, Poona, Indology (Narrative, 2003)
			Student Entry: Mark Dyczkowski, 1978, Banaras, Philosophy/Sanskrit
			Student Entry: Paul D. Deb, 1995, Jadavpur, Calcutta, Philosophy
			Student Entry: John E. Mitchiner, 1977, Visvabharati, Shantiniketan, Bengal, Sanskrit and Ancient History
			Student Entry and Narrative: Valerie Simmons/later Gillies, 1970, Mysore, Indian Literature in English (Narrative From 2003)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Michael P. Chaitow, 1971, Baroda, Art (Interview From 2004)
		Notes
		References
	6 Sociological and Anthropological Research
		‘Postcolonial’ Critiques of Village Studies
			Student Entry and Narrative: Joyce Pettigrew, 1965, Delhi School of Economics, Rural Fieldwork in Punjab (Interview 2003)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Roger Ballard, 1966, University of Delhi, Sociology (Interview 2003)
			Student Entry: Nick J. Bradford, 1968, the University of Karnatak, Dharwada, Social Anthropology
			Student Entry: Mike J Shepherdson, 1968, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Social Anthropology
		Note
		References
	7 Subcontinental History
		Student Entry and Narrative: Gillian Buckee/Robb, 1967, Allahabad (Interview, 2002)
		Student Entry and Narrative: David Arnold, 1968, Madras, History (Interview From 2003)
			Diplomat Historians
			Student Entry: Simon Vickers 1973, University of Delhi, History
			Student Entry: G. O’Brien, 1975, Delhi, History
		Studying Subcontinental History From Muslim Perspectives
			Student Entry: B.E. Cleghorn, 1969, Lahore (Punjab University), Pakistan, Modern History
			Student Entry: John D. Gurney, 1965, Madras, the Persian Archives, ‘The Debts of the Nawab of Arcot 1763–1776’
			Student Entry: Rachael Kennedy, 1971, Lucknow, History
			Student Entry and Narrative: Avril Powell, 1972, Aligarh, Classical Persian and Arabic, and Archival Research On ‘The Response of the Ulama to Christian Missionaries’ (Interview From 2003)
		Studying in Pakistan
		Note
		References
Part III The Students and Their Contexts in the 1970s
	8 Architecture and Music
		Introduction to the Changing Background to the 1970s
		Architecture
			Student Entry and Narrative: Geoff Payne, 1970, Delhi University, Architecture (Narrative From 2003)
			Student Entry George Knott, 1987, CEPT, Ahmedabad, Architecture
		Music
			Student Entry and Narrative: Carol Fraser, 1968, Lucknow, the Sarod (Narrative, 2020)
			Student Entry: Francis Silkstone, 1978, Visvabharati, Shantiniketan, the Sitar
			Student Entry: Abdul Zeria, 1988, Gandarva Mahavidyalaya, Maharashtra, Music
			Student Entry: Susan Hawkes/Natih, 1979, Visvabharati, Shantiniketan, Chhau Folk/martial Dancing of Rural Bihar
		Notes
		References
	9 Buddhist Studies and Ceylon/Sri Lanka
		Preface to Buddhist Studies
			Student Entry: Simon Mackenzie, 1974, Shantiniketan, Bengal, Mahayana Buddhism
			Student Entry and Narrative: Geoff. M. Bamford, 1970, Monastic University of Vidyalankara, Ceylon, Buddhist Civilization (Narrative From 2003)
			Student Entry: Kate Crosby, 1992, Kelaniya, Linguistics (Sanskrit, Pali, Sinhala)
		Preface to Studying in Sri Lanka
			Student Entry and Narrative: Janice Jiggins, 1969, Vidyodaya, Modern History, (Narrative, 2003)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Jane Russell, 1972, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, History (Interview From 2004)
		Notes
Part IV The Students and Their Contexts in the 1980s and 1990s
	10 Student Polarization
		The Changing Economic and Political Background
			Student Entry: Catherine Blaiklock, 1981, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, International Relations
			Student Entry and Narrative: Lindsay Barnes, 1985, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Rural Sociology (Internet Narrative From 2007 and 2018)
			Student Entry: Alison Roberts, 1988, Delhi Jawaharlal University, Political Studies
			Student Entry Harry Kendell, 1994, Gokhale Institute of Political and Economic Studies, Poona, Economics
		Note
	11 Art Students
		Indian Art in the UK
		Pop Art and Its Rebellion Against Elite Western Art
			Student Entry: Gwyneth Baines, 1982, Banaras Hindu University, Textiles
			Student Entry: David M. Olivant, 1986, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, Art
			Student Entry and Narrative: Michael Anderson, 1980, Baroda (Interview From 2003)
		Notes
	12 The Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts 1982–1985
		Baroda’s Challenge to Abstract Art
			Student Entry and Narrative: Alnoor Mitha, Baroda, 1984 (Interview From 2003)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Louise Soloway, Baroda, 1984, Art (Interview From 2003)
			Student Entry and Narrative: N.J. Dexter Dalwood, Baroda University Faculty of Fine Arts, 1985 (Interview From 2003)
	13 The Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts 1986–1989
		Introduction
			Student Entry and Narrative: Mark Cazalet, 1988 (Interview 2004)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Kate Muirne Dineen, 1988, Araarsh Fresco Work (Interview in 2004)
			Student Entry and Narrative: Reza Ben Gajra, 1989 (Interview From 2004)
	14 The 1990s
		Student Entry and Narrative: Paul George, 1993, Baroda, Bronze-Casting Sculpture (Narrative 2004)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Alison Harper, 1993, Baroda, to Study Ancient Buddhist Art, Locations and the Phenomenon of Pilgrimages (Interview in 2003)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Deborah Lee, 1994, College of Art in Delhi, and Baroda University Faculty of Fine Arts, Folk Art (Interview 2004)
		Student Entry and Narrative: Anthony R. Cox, 1995, Calcutta, History of the Jute Mills of Calcutta (Narrative From 2021 and 2022)
		Reference
Part V Special Cases Perhaps
	15 Science Students
		Student Entry: R.L. Arscott, 1962, Kharagpur Institute of Technology, Geophysics
		Student Entry and Narrative: Amanda Cooper/Sarkar, 1975, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Particle Physics (Narrative 2020)
		Student Entry: J. Gaston, 1977, Calicut, Kerala, for Post-Doctoral Work On Birds
		Student Entry: Richard D.A. Burge, 1983, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Mammal Ecology
		Notes
		References
	16 Students of South Asian Heritage Or Ancestry
		The Context
			Student Entry and Narrative: Sukhwant Dhaliwal, 1995, Delhi University, Sociology (Narrative From 2021)
		Recap and Discussion of the Experiences of Students of South Asian Heritage
			Identity
			Realization of Their Own Eurocentrism
			Departure and Return
Part VI Reflections
	17 Changing Motivations
		The Allure of the Himalayas, Tibet and Afghanistan
		Cultural Adventure
		Romanticism and Interest in Ancient India and Its Philosophy and Religion
		Social and Cultural Rebellion
		The Search for Something Missing at Home
		The Search for Alternative Artistic Models for Figuration and Narrative
		‘White Saviourism’: Was this a Motivation?
		References
	18 Learning From Indians and Other South Asians
		Affirmation for Alternative Approaches
		Skills, Knowledge, Awareness, Contacts
		Kindling Or Rekindling of Academic Passion
		Distancing
			Distancing From Country and Culture of Origin
			Distancing From Identities, Rediscovering Them and Developing New Ones
			Distancing From Disciplines
		A Sense of Mission
		Extending Cultural Repertoire
		Debate, Internal and External
		Baroda in Its Heyday as a Model for a Decolonized Institution
		Brief Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Index