This is a fascinating topic which gives you scope to explore much farther beyond the two statues of Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi in Bloomsbury.
In this post, I’d like to list possible avenues of research that you might find to be interesting additions to your projects. I have included resources that you can walk to in London, as well as online resources for those studying remotely.
Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Parliament Square, Westminster
Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
India Office Records and Private Papers, The British Library
‘London Statues and the History of Empire’, English Heritage
Virtual Museums, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Virtual Tour, Eternal Gandhi Museum, Houston
Rabindranath Tagore, Victoria & Albert Museum
‘The Master’s Strokes: Art of Rabindranath Tagore’, National Gallery of Modern Art, India
Statue of Robert Clive, London (and the @removeclive Twitter account)
This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but an indication of the huge range of resources available to you. Most of my recommendations are online – perfect for corona times! I hope you find plenty of inspiration for your Indian Intellectuals project!
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