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Oxford begins research on early Indian migrants to Britain

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20071118
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London, Nov. 18 -- A research project charting the life and times of early Indian students, visitors and migrants to Britain such as Dadabhai Naoroji, Cornelia Sorabji and Rabindranath Tagore has been launched at the University of Oxford.

Elleke Boehmer, professor of World Literature in English at the university, told IANS: "We are particularly interested in finding out about how early South Asian migrants to Britain conceived of themselves as modern, usually urban subjects and citizens.

"We would welcome people getting in ...

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