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Cynthia Pine and Dentistry Firsts in Dundee
Cynthia Pine (third from left) with husband Geoffrey to her left, and Lord Provost Rolfe (centre) alongside European Professors of...
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Feb 24, 20254 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 29, 20246 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CONTENT WARNING – This article features historical references that use derogatory racial terms which would now be considered offence.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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Sep 1, 202414 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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Aug 21, 202410 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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Feb 4, 20242 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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Dec 23, 20238 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, 202310 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, 20235 min read
