"These are not ordinary women": Empire, Famine, and Labour in WW2 India
Oxford scholar Urvi Khaitan will be presenting the topic of her doctoral thesis in this upcoming talk on female labour during the Second World War in India:

Hidden beneath traditional historical narratives of the Second World War are the profound effects of war and famine on women in British India. With a colonial state that failed them, low-caste and indigenous (Adivasi) women disproportionately bore the impact of the resulting displacement and destitution. This talk seeks to demonstrate that these women were not simply passive recipients of charity but actively looked for ways to survive, and in doing so, became part of an immense global supply chain supporting the Allied Second World War effort.
Date: 18 November 2021, 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Speaker: Urvi Khaitan (University of Oxford)
Part of: Uncomfortable Oxford Project
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/these-are-not-ordinary-women-empire-famine-and-labour-in-ww2-india-tickets-186131774147?aff=institutions
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Laura Spence, Belinda Clark