Saint Nihal Singh, "Dry" America: An Object-Lesson to India
Published in Madras in 1921, St. Nihal Singh's "Dry" America: An Object-Lesson to India is a study of prohibition in the United States. Singh writes in favor of prohibition, claiming that such policies would mean "greater individual and national efficiency" for India. Much of the study, however, tracks the infractions that came out of prohibition.
Har Dayal, "Our Educational Problem" (1922)
Published in Madras in 1922, Har Dayal's Our Educational Problem considers British educational policy in the Indian colony, with emphasis on issues of assimilation and the value of "Sanskrit vs. English." The preface was provided by the nationalist Lajpat Rai, who, interestingly, also spent an extended period within the U.S., founding the India Home Rule League of America in New York City.
Young India (June 1920)
The June 1920 issue of Young India (Vol. 3, No. 6) featured the following articles: "Punjab Disturbances Report," "The Government of India Act" by Saint Nihal Singh, "India Reform Scheme" by Harkishenlal, "India Finance," "Turkish Problem in India," "Internationalism and India" by Norman Thomas, "India and Foreign Rule" and "A Lesson from Missionaires" by J.T. Sunderland.
Young India (July 1920)
The July 1920 issue of Young India (Vol. 3, No. 7) featured the following articles: "Punjab Report -- More Facts," "Hunter Report -- An Official Whitewash," "The American Press on The Amritsar Massacre," "Repression -- Road to Revolution" by John Haynes Holmes and J.T. Sunderland, "A Nationalist Manifesto," "The Y.W.C.A. and India" by J.T.
Portrait of Indu Bhushan De Majumdar
Portrait of Indu Bhushan De Majumdar from his 1918 publication America Through Hindu Eyes.
The New York State College of Agriculture
An image of the New York State College of Agriculture in Ithaca, New York. The image was published in Indu Bhushan De Majumdar's America Through Hindu Eyes (1918).
Cornell Cosmopolitan Club (1906)
An image of the Cornell Cosmopolitan Club published in Indu Bhushan De Majumdar's America Through Hindu Eyes (1918). As the caption explains, "Of the two Hindu students (wearing turbans) in the group, the one in the left is I.B. De Majumdar, and the one in the right is J.N. Chakravarti." The club also included Cornell Ex-President White, President Schurman, and Professor Hunt.
A Scene of the Hindu Marriage Ceremonial in the Hindusthani Night
A photograph of a "scene" of a Hindu Marriage Ceremonial during "Hindusthani Night," displaying several students of various nationalities enacting the parts of bride, groom, Brahmin priest, and family.
A group photo taken at the residence of Mr. Holmes, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
A photo taken of Indu Bhushan De Majumdar with a young American, a farm assistant, and the Mayor of Pinar del Rio Mr. Holmes, Mrs. Holmes, and the Secretary to the Governor of Pinar del Rio. Photograph taken from Indu Bhushan De Majumdar's America Through Hindu Eyes (1918).
Mahesh Charan Sinha, "India and the Outside World" (1908)
Mahesh Charan Sinha, a graduate student in Oregon, writes on "India and the Outside World" in this January 1908 issue of the Hindustan Review.
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