Wed 03 Jul
|RGS Guildford - Auditorium
IMAG The life of Indian MP Dadabhai Naoroji
To mark South Asian Heritage Month taking place over July and August, the RGS is running an evening exploring the life of the pioneering Indian Member of Parliament Dadabhai Naoroji. This is a free event aimed mainly at Years 10-12.
Time & Location
03 Jul 2024, 18:00 – 20:30
RGS Guildford - Auditorium, High St, Guildford GU1 3BB
Guests
About the Event
The RGS English and History Departments would like to invite pupils and a parent to an evening exploring the life of the pioneering Indian Member of Parliament, Dadabhai Naoroji.
Naoroji was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress and the first Indian to be elected to the British parliament when in 1892, he became the Liberal Party’s MP for Finsbury Central. He holds a particular significance in the English curriculum as he appears as a character in one of our key GCSE set texts, The Empress by the playwright Tanika Gupta. The History Department also focuses on this seminal figure in British-Indian relations through their A Level students’ coursework concerning the impact of the British Empire in India.
We will be delighted to welcome Dr Vikram Visana, Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Leicester, to deliver a talk detailing aspects of Naoroji’s life, such as…