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# The British in India: A Social History of the Raj Hardcover – November 13, 2018

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Good Place for Individuals and Eccentrics
  

*by R***T on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018*

If,  like me,  you enjoy reading about exotic places and eccentric British characters, this extraordinary book is for you.  Where else can you read about  ingabangas, the origin of the words "furlough" and "thunderbox," or Naga gardeners who work naked except for "bathing-drawers" worn as turbans, or British women who "went native" and became the reincarnation of a goddess among the Zemi Nagas people, or what sex-starved officers got up to with papayas when they weren't "bashing the bishop?" Who were the "toddy tappers?  How did bored Brits on the long sea voyage to India while away the hours playing "Are You There, Moriarty?" What was the fate of the Srinager Sodomy Club?  And so on, and so on.  David Gilmour does an excellent job of letting Brits of all classes and occupations across three centuries speak for themselves.  One quibble: In a footnote on page 441, Sir David writes that the first draft of T. E. Lawrence's book, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, was "stolen on a train."  In fact, Lawrence seems to have  forgotten the MS in a railway cafeteria on his way back to Oxford from London in 1919.  When he phoned back to the station, the bag could not be found, and was, in that sense,  stolen.  See Jeremy Wilson, Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorized Biography, p. 627.  Picky, picky.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    No man ever went to the East Indies with good intentions — Walpole
  

*by R***C on Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019*

Gilmour certainly went through the archives to research this tome, however it seems strange that he included very few documents and recollections from Indians and AngloIndians.The British were there for 300 years and it changed both India and is still changing Britain. The coming of the Raj and the Rebellion in 1857 were milestones. The life for many was short and a hardship, but considering the times and local conditions was probably in keeping with the general overlook. It wasn’t all high tea and tennis.I can relate to the fact that many have been overseas for an extended period of time cannot easily transition to life back home.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Comprehensive is an understatement
  

*by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021*

When I ordered this book, it was through a sense of duty as an experienced high school world history teacher who nevertheless didn't know many details about the Raj period.  I put off reading its hefty 535 pages (before glossary and notes, etc.) for many months.  But once I started it, I found Gilmore's account fascinating, easy to read, and extremely informative, giving the reader at least some understanding of the era.  Since it focuses on the British in India, in depth coverage of Indian reactions doesn't appear, but that wasn't the purpose.  Although quite detailed, with many sections and subheadings with anecdotes, these all serve a purpose, and the writer's style made it easy for me to progress. I learned a lot and my interest was perked.

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