Prof Bashabi Fraser
The Scotland-India continuum of Ideas: The Relevance of Tagore & his circle
People Involved
Project Description
a) trace the exchange of ideas and people between Scotland and India from mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century
(b) reaffirm the relevance of the work and ideas of Tagore and his circle
(c) provide a revisionist reappraisal of knowledge exchange during and after Tagore�s time in a post-colonial assessment of transnationalism
(d) document and interpret the significance and impact of the �meeting of minds� from West and East across borders through a study of print records, newspaper archives, correspondences and literary sources
(e) create a blog detailing the progress of the collaborative research on the ScoTs website for a world-wide audience
| Status | Project Complete |
|---|---|
| Funder(s) | British Council |
| Value | £25,560.00 |
| Project Dates | Jan 7, 2014 - Dec 31, 2016 |
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