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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files-1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Colonialism in India, 1855-1981 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 11 (Part 12) |
| Abstract | Damodar P. Singhal’s research materials on French and British imperial interests in East Africa and Southeast Asia. The file contains confidential memoranda, correspondence and reports on the French colonies of Obokh (present-day Djibouti) and Zaila (present-day Somaliland). The file includes material relating to French commercial interests in Burma, Siam and Indochina as well as the British annexation of Upper Burma. |
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| Keywords | diplomatic and frontier policies; Government of India; confidential memoranda; East Africa; British; French; Imperial; Southeast Asia; Obokh; Djibouti; Zaila; Somaliland; commercial; Siam; Indochina; Upper Burma; annexation |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1885 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1886 |
| Extent | 254 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Photocopy |
| 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 |
