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woventogetherdundee
Sep 296 min read
The Story of Kalidas Datta Choudhury, student of Dundee Technical College 1952-54
In the 1950s, India was waking up to post-independence realities. My father, Kalidas Datta Choudhury (known as ‘KD’) was also wondering...
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woventogetherdundee
Sep 114 min read
Black (and Blackface) Performances on the Dundee Stage 1840-1940
CONTENT WARNING – This article features historical references that use derogatory racial terms which would now be considered offence. ...
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woventogetherdundee
Aug 2110 min read
Krishna Menon and the Labour Party in Dundee
The selection of Indian nationalist Krishna Menon as a Dundee Parliamentary Candidate for the Labour Party in 1939 and his rapid...
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woventogetherdundee
Feb 42 min read
The University of Dundee Founders Report
Cover of the University of Dundee… In 2021 the University of Dundee employed a post-doctoral researcher, Dr Cassandra Gooptar, to prepare...
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woventogetherdundee
Dec 23, 20238 min read
Jack Johnson and Masonic Controversy in Dundee
On the morning of Friday 13 October 1911, the celebrated American boxer John Arthur Johnson, known as Jack, was initiated as an Entered...
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woventogetherdundee
Aug 12, 202310 min read
Dacca to Dundee - A Journey That Redefined a Life
Based at Dudhope Multicultural Centre, the Bharatiya Ashram is a unique cultural organisation that promotes all cultures from the...
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woventogetherdundee
Aug 12, 20235 min read
“A Good Standard and Not Mere Pass Marks” – Indian Medical Students in the 1920s Part Two
Having attended a “recognised Indian University” was not enough for a student to be accepted at Dundee’s Medical School. The Faculty of...
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woventogetherdundee
Aug 12, 20237 min read
“A Good Standard and Not Mere Pass Marks” – Indian Medical Students in the 1920s Part One
The 1920s saw a significant rise in the number of Indian students coming to study at Dundee’s Medical School (then part of the University...
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