Two of Dr Dhani Ram Saggar's pamphlets featuring the text of his talks on The Possibility of a Universal Religion and The Essence of...

Dr Dhani Ram Saggar photographed in 1967 (courtesy of DC Thomson & Co Ltd) In 1926 a young man called Dhani Ram Saggar left his family...

In the 1950s, India was waking up to post-independence realities. My father, Kalidas Datta Choudhury (known as ‘KD’) was also wondering...

The selection of Indian nationalist Krishna Menon as a Dundee Parliamentary Candidate for the Labour Party in 1939 and his rapid...

Based at Dudhope Multicultural Centre, the Bharatiya Ashram is a unique cultural organisation that promotes all cultures from the...

Having attended a “recognised Indian University” was not enough for a student to be accepted at Dundee’s Medical School. The Faculty of...

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...

Once upon a time, in Scotland’s second city of the Empire, there was an estate called Logie, and it was home to the Read family. Logie,...

“At present the question is whether medical education is to be part of the future ambition of Dundee… now I not only think Dundee...

It was a popular sight in Dundee in the early 1970s - vans painted with the logo “Okhai the Noo are here for you!” That was just the...

Jainti Dass Saggar certainly made his mark on Dundee as a well-liked, hardworking doctor, but his legacy as a public figure is arguably...

For more than a century, the pursuit of university and higher education has been a key factor in bringing people to Dundee. While for...

The Miles Tae Dundee was a landmark exhibition exploring the history of immigration to the city, held at the McManus Galleries....

The story of many members of the Dundee Bangladeshi community is intertwined with jute. Historically Dundee sourced much of its raw...

On 15th July 1926 The Courier and Advertiser, reporting on the Blebo Cup tennis tournament in Cupar, stated that “Mr D. Datt, an Indian...

In April 1882, the Evening Telegraph reported on the return to Dundee of the P&O steamer Teheran, built here by Gourlay Brothers eight...

Before the 1920s there were no settled South Asian communities in Scotland. Indian sailors were a common sight at the docks in Dundee,...