The Indian soldier in the First World War: Images, songs and words

When

10/04/2014    
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Where

Chowen Lecture Theatre, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Falmer, Brighton, Not in USA, BN1 9PX

Event Type

The Indian soldier in the First World War: Images, songs and words

Speaker: Dr Santanu Das (King’s College London)
Part of the series: Sussex Centre for the History of War and Society

Many of the Indian soldiers who served and were wounded on the Western Front were treated in hospitals in England, including at Brighton. This lecture recovers Indian war experiences and the emotional world of Indian sepoys by examining objects, images, traces and whispers.

This is an open public lecture and everyone is welcome to attend, but we do ask that you book your place as numbers are limited.

For more information regarding this event please contact: chws@sussex.ac.uk