Quakers in India - A Forgotten Century

First published in 1980 Quakers in India is an account of the Quaker encounter with India from the day the first Quaker-owned ship sailed from Liverpool for Calcutta in 1815, until more than a century later. It will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of History, and general readers interested in the topic.

List of contents

Foreword 1. Prologue 1659 2. Two Centuries of Change 1659–1859 3. The British India Society 1815–1843 4. Some ‘Honest Englishmen’ 1843–1885 5. Indian Initiatives: Quaker Responses 1861–1864 6. Benares and Beyond 1864–1872 7. Quaker Missionaries 1873–1901 8. The Might-Have-Beens 1880–1900 9. The Triple Stream 10. Cross Currents 11. ‘Quakers Embassies’ 12. Points of View

About the author

Marjorie Sykes was British-born Indian educator who went to live in India in the 1920s and joined the Indian independence movement. She wrote many books and became acquainted with leading figures in Indian politics and culture, including Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.

Summary

First published in 1980 Quakers in India is an account of the Quaker encounter with India from the day the first Quaker-owned ship sailed from Liverpool for Calcutta in 1815, until more than a century later. It will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of History, and general readers interested in the topic.

Product details

• Authors: Marjorie Sykes, Sykes Marjorie
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032906058
• ISBN: 978-1-032-90605-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Asia, HISTORY / General, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies