EPISODE · Mar 6, 2024 · 1H 8M
How Did This Conference Shape India's Fight for Independence? | Professor Stephen Legg
from The Story Isn’t Over: History from the Margins · host Ramblings of a Sikh
★ Join the Ramblings of a Sikh YouTube Channel ★ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ★ Buy this podcast a coffee ★01:01 - Who is Stephen Legg?03:35 - What are the Round Tables Conferences?07:18 - Interesting facts, assumptions, and breakthroughs from your research on the Round Table Conferences?12:20 - How did the conference move from a wide range of ideas to the final results it achieved?16:31 - Besides Gandhi, who were some of the other delegates invited to the conference? Were there any surprising attendees?21:47 - Could you talk about the representation of Sikh delegates at the Round Table Conference?25:38 - What do you think might have happened if Ujjal Singh hadn't expressed disagreement?30:29 - What was Ujjal Singh's reception like when he returned to India after the conference?33:53 - How were the Indian delegates, or "brown faces", treated by locals when they arrived in London?42:33 - In what ways did the Indian delegates challenge Western stereotypes at the conference?48:50 - Is there an aspect of the Round Table Conference that you believe is overlooked or underappreciated?56:16 - If you could have dinner with any delegate from the conference, who would it be and why?01:00:35 - During your research, did you stumble upon any interesting or entertaining anecdotes related to the conference?
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