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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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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CONTENT WARNING – This article features historical references that use derogatory racial terms which would now be considered offence.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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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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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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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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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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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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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...