I’ve been hoping for years to see this full show, but the right confluence of circumstances will have to occur. At least I have now seen some excerpts, thanks to Tom’s presence at the WOSA annual reunion I just attended in Baltimore. You might also like: Welcome to Woodstock Woodstockers in Film: Tom Alter and… Continue reading Tom Alter as Maulana Azad
Tag: Indian history
Toys of Empire – Teaching Young Bengalis to be Bureaucrats of the Raj
While I was in New Mexico last weekend, Sharon and I drove to Santa Fe. The town has many museums, but we visited only one: the Museum of International Folk Art. It’s not big, but offers plenty to keep the attention. One room has drawers full of decorative panels from Bangladeshi rickshaws, and molé cloth… Continue reading Toys of Empire – Teaching Young Bengalis to be Bureaucrats of the Raj
Woodstock School History Resources
I’ve been doing lots of reading for the Woodstock history project, including some books that may be interesting even to non-Woodstockers. I was excited to finally lay hands on the journal of Fanny Parkes, an Englishwoman who lived in India from the 1820s to 40s. She was the first person to write about Mussoorie and… Continue reading Woodstock School History Resources