Britain and South Asia 1760 – 1960, 11 April – 3 June and 18 – 29 July 2011
Special Collections Gallery‚ Level 4‚ Hartley Library
The encounter between Britain and South Asia has created a long-lasting connection and fascination. This exhibition looks at the relationship from the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) through to the independence of India and Pakistan (1947)‚ and beyond. From tiger–hunting to the North–West Frontier‚ the great monuments of the Mughals to the first years of the new India‚ it articulates a range of perspectives on empire and nationhood‚ with material on the wars in Mysore against Tipu Sultan‚ the Great Rebellion and Civil Mutiny of 1857‚ the tour of the Prince of Wales in 1921, and the concerns of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1948.