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ID188190
Title ProperJourney to Justice
Other Title InformationTransnational Civil Rights and Ramnath Biswas, an Indian Globetrotter from Bengal, 1938–40
LanguageENG
AuthorBandyopadhyay, Nupur
Summary / Abstract (Note)Ramnath Biswas (1894–1955) independently travelled around the world on a bicycle between 1931 and 1940. His travelogues about Africa and the US reveal Biswas to be an active supporter of the nascent transnational civil rights movement. This article connects his endeavours to achieve social justice for African, African American and Asian people with the phenomenon of ‘coloured cosmopolitanism’. Biswas’ observations—in particular, his portrayal of racial dynamics between Indians and Africans—are striking. Exploring Biswas’ narratives from a micro-historical perspective allows us to envision an alternative history of solidarity between non-white (‘oshwet’) people and to place his journey at the intersection of Indian Ocean Studies and studies of transnational civil rights activities during the inter-War period.
`In' analytical NoteSouth Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 45, No.4; Aug 2022: p.739-757
Journal SourceSouth Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol: 45 No 4
Key WordsAnti-Imperialism ;  Coloured Cosmopolitanism ;  Indian Ocean Studies ;  Globetrotting ;  Race Relations in Colonial Africa ;  Regional Language Travelogues ;  Transnational Civil Rights


 
 
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