South Asians in Britain, 1830s–present by Discovering Literature – British Library https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain All content is available for educational purposes only, unless otherwise stated. All collection items held by British Library, unless otherwise stated. en-us 2024-10-14 16:08:22 UTC 2026-05-29 13:26:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1641433082/c14a5cdcf5ae5bd139fc26e81c606a39/bl_logo.jpg South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories digital resource discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3168565570 South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories explores the links among South Asians across the United Kingdom, as well as the connections between South Asians and other groups in Britain, from the 1830s to the present day. With over 750 entries, it provides information about people, the organisations they were involved in and the major events in which they participated.

]]> 2024-10-14 16:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3168565570 Networks of global trade and Empire discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675773321 2025-11-10 17:42:48 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675773321 Empire, imperialism and Indian independence discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675773835 2025-11-10 17:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675773835 Making home in Britain discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774120 2025-11-10 17:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774120 Activism and politics discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774527 2025-11-10 17:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774527 First World War discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774816 2025-11-10 17:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675774816 Second World War discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775164 2025-11-10 17:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775164 Partition and migration discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775531 2025-11-10 17:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775531 The welfare state, health and wellbeing discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775828 2025-11-10 17:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675775828 Women's history and experiences discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776023 2025-11-10 17:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776023 Literature and publishing discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776235 2025-11-10 17:44:41 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776235 Culture and intellectual life discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776404 2025-11-10 17:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675776404 Introduction to South Asians in Britain, 1830s–present discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675778719 2025-11-10 17:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3675778719 Sources: Empire, imperialism and Indian independence discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686469624 2025-11-17 14:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686469624 Sources: Networks of global trade and Empire discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686470326 2025-11-17 14:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686470326 Sources: Making home in Britain discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686470772 2025-11-17 14:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686470772 Sources: Activism and politics discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471124 2025-11-17 14:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471124 Sources: First World War discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471603 2025-11-17 14:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471603 Sources: Second World War discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471870 2025-11-17 14:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686471870 Sources: Partition and migration discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686473051 2025-11-17 14:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686473051 Sources: The welfare state, health and wellbeing discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686473792 2025-11-17 14:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686473792 Sources: Women's history and experiences discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686474213 2025-11-17 14:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686474213 Sources: Culture and intellectual life discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686475140 2025-11-17 14:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3686475140 About the project discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3702612191 2025-11-28 16:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3702612191 discovering_literature https://padlet.com/discovering_literature/south_asians_in_britain/wish/3714293984 South Asians in Britain, 1830s–present, is a webspace for school audiences that was accessible via the British Library website up until October 2023. Following the cyber-attack in 2023, the webspace has been unavailable. This interim Padlet board brings together much of the original resource, plus new research and content, including audio and visual sources from the British Library’s collections.

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