David Thanks for this. One idea to stimulate contributions and prepare the ground (and test the demand) for a fuller conference on 'Churchill and India' may be to put forward a panel proposal to the annual conferences of the two main research networks on South Asia in the UK and US, being held separately in April 2008 in Edinburgh and Orlando respectively; both are charitable bodies and the UK organisation is supported by the national UK government body for research in the humanities and social sciences. I am involved in both. See:-
South Asian Studies Association (US) www.sasia.org/index.html April 3-5, 2009, University of Central Florida, Orlando British Association for South Asian Studies www.basas.ac.uk/ www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/SSAS/about.htm 30 March-1 April 2009, University of Edinburgh The deadline for the submission of panel abstracts for both conferences is 30 November 2008. I would be happy to co-author a panel proposal abstract (2-3 paras) for either or both events, both of which I plan to attend in any case. Arthur Herman may even be available and willing to speak / contribute on his recent opus on Gandhi & Churchill in Orlando, whose book - and reaction to it - helps to underline the topicality in the theme. It may be premature and I am not familiar with the process and protocol with the International Churchill Conference but given the London location in October 2009 as well as the contemporary interest in the UK-India and US-India relationship, this may provide an ideal opportunity for a theme on Churchill and India, building as you say on the success of last month's Churchill conference on the theme of "Churchill & Ireland." I for one would be happy to help in any way I can if there is sufficient interest though I am newcomer to the group and the Churchill Centre, both of which I have now joined. It may also be worth raising with Phil Reed, Director, Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms whom I may see when I attend a Churchill lecture on 21 October at the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms by Hugh Lunghi. What do you and any others think? Thanks for the suggestions on WSC and Bangalore - also see Ramachandra Guha, a historian based in Bangalore:- Churchill in Bangalore www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2003/12/21/stories/2003122100040300.htm regards Arif --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
