DDS Subject File No. 6 (Part 1)

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Name of the Collection	Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection
Folder/Categories	Subject Files-1846-1984
Sub-folder/Sub-category	Modern Southeast Asian History and Politics, 1888-1972
File No. /Acc. No.	6 (Part 1)
Abstract	The file contains Damodar P. Singhal’s typed manuscript on the political and diplomatic history of Burma entitled, Kingdoms of North (undated), a handwritten page of notes on Burmese history by Damodar P. Singhal and a typed essay on the annexation of Burma and the national movement in the country. It also includes his study materials on Burmese foreign relations, British colonial policies, the national movement and politics in independent Burma, which include: 1. ‘Thebaw: Last King of Burma’ by John LeRoy Christian, The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. 3 No. 4, August 1944. 2. ‘Reading List on Burma’ by Cecil Hobbes, The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. V No. 1, November 1945. 3. ‘Political Divorce in Burma’ by Frank N. Trager, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 37 No. 2, January 1959. 4. ‘Foreign Relations of Burma’s Last King’ by W. S. Desai, International Studies, Vol. 2 No. 1, July 1960. 5. ‘The Burma-China Boundary Settlement’ by Maung Maung, Asian Survey Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1961. 6. ‘Missionaries Among the Hill Tribes of Burma’ by Charles S. Brant and Mi Mi Khaing, Asian Survey Vol. 1 No. 1, March 1961. 7. ‘The Four Failures of U. Nu’s Second Premiership’ by Richard Butwell, Asian Survey Vol. 11 No. 1, March 1962. 8. ‘Burma’s Military Government: A Political Analysis’ by John Badgley, Asian Survey Vol. 11 No. 6, August 1962. 9. ‘‘The Burmese Way to Socialism’’ by Fred R. von der Mehden, Asian Survey Vol. 11 No. 1, March 1962. 10. ‘The Politics of Burma’ by Hugh Tinker in Politics in Southern Asia, edited by Saul Rose, London 1963. 11. ‘Burma: The Nexus of Socialism and Two Political Traditions, by John H. Badgley, Asian Survey Vol. 111 No. 2, February 1963. 12. ‘University Students and Politics in Burma’ by Josef Silverstein and Julian Wohl, Pacific Affairs Vol. XXXVII No. 1, Spring 1964. 13. ‘Burma. – Introduction of a One-Party System. – Nationalization Measures. – Mass Emigration of Indians.’, Keesing’s Contemporary Archives, Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 1964. 14. ‘Mr. Mikoyan’s Tour of Burma and Afghanistan’, Asian Almanac, July 12-18, 1964. 15. ‘Burma: Visit to Mr. Chou En Lai’, July 19-25, 1964 16. ‘Socialism and Economic Development of Burma’ by Mya Maung, Asian Survey, December 1964.
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Keywords	Political history, Diplomatic history; Burma; Kingdoms of North, Manuscript; Annexation of Burma; National movement; Burmese foreign relations; Handwritten notes; British colonial policy; Independent Burma; Thebaw; Burma-China boundary; U. Nu; Miliarary government; Socialism; Burmese nationalism; Chou En Lai
Start Date “Period From”	27 April 1905
End Date “Period To”	17 May 1905
Extent	135 pp.
Item type/Format	Typed, handwritten and photocopies
Language	English
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Donor	Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust)
Donation Date	March 2018
Custodian	Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India)
Right/Copyright	Donor