Roads to freedom : prisoners in colonial India / Mushirul Hasan.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016. Edition: First editionDescription: x, 276 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9780199458837
0199458839

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DDC classification:

365.609 23 HAS

Contents:

Introduction: "The prisoner's paradise" -- "Sunlight on a broken column" -- Jail : "the gateway to freedom" -- The Karachi trial -- Calcutta's Maulana : colonialism on trial -- Poets in prisons -- "Long walk to freedom" -- Sunlight and shadow in prison -- "The vessel will sink when the load of sin is great" -- "Thy flag will be laid in the dust" : the Nehrus in prison -- Crafting history in a cell -- Conclusion: The price of freedom.

Summary: This text examines the history of prison and prisoners in colonial India. Based on substantial archival research, it presents the conditions of the prisoners, their vision for the freedom movement and the various aspects of prisons in the subcontinent.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	365.609 HAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		30075

Introduction: "The prisoner's paradise" --
"Sunlight on a broken column" --

Jail : "the gateway to freedom" --

The Karachi trial --

Calcutta's Maulana : colonialism on trial --

Poets in prisons --

"Long walk to freedom" --

Sunlight and shadow in prison --

"The vessel will sink when the load of sin is great" --

"Thy flag will be laid in the dust" : the Nehrus in prison --

Crafting history in a cell --

Conclusion: The price of freedom.

This text examines the history of prison and prisoners in colonial India. Based on substantial archival research, it presents the conditions of the prisoners, their vision for the freedom movement and the various aspects of prisons in the subcontinent.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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