This paper studies the single event of Jagu Godbole's attempt to kill Colonel Bruce Seton during... more This paper studies the single event of Jagu Godbole's attempt to kill Colonel Bruce Seton during the first world war . It uses the censored letters of Jagu Godbole and other soldiers to reconstruct the event. Though the event is trivial in itself, its micro-history unmasks the complex ground realities. The paper explores how the contradictory experiences of Jagu Godbole in England ultimately drove him to make an attempt to assassinate the chief of the Kitchener Hospital. By examining his experiences, it aims at revealing the concatenation of sex, morality, colonialism and racism at the Kitchener Hospital in Brighton.
... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the... more ... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the gadi (Mayer 1982: 144). ... IV. The ceremony of accession of Shahu to the gadi of Kolhapur also reflected a similar configuration of power. ...
... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more r... more ... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more recent research paper, Shruti Kapila has ... report of a meeting in Poona held on 24th November 1881 under the presidentship of social reformer Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lohitwadi), described ...
The specific topic of this essay relates to the ways in which the British represented their power... more The specific topic of this essay relates to the ways in which the British represented their power and authority in the Durbars held on the royal occasions of adoption (1884) and installation (1894) of Shahu Chhatrapati on the throne of Kolhapur, a princely state in Western India . It tries to answer the question: how the British represented their authority to the people through interactions in the Durbars? Incidentally, the paper also concerns itself with the political significance of the practices of giving 'honorific presents' (khilat and peshkash) and payments (nazarana) followed by the British on ceremonial occasions. The paper argues that in case of the princely state of Kolhapur these practices institutionalized the hierarchy prevalent in existing political relations between the paramount power (the British) and the native king (the Chhatrapati) .
This paper looks into the economic aspects of sugarcane cultivation in the princely state of Kolh... more This paper looks into the economic aspects of sugarcane cultivation in the princely state of Kolhapur in Western India in the first half of the twentieth century. Due to ecological constraints sugarcane cultivation in Kolhapur was largely possible due to the informal cooperation among the cane farmers. In the informal cooperative known as Phad, the small farmers of Kolhapur pooled their limited quantity of land, labour and capital to irrigate cane land and make 'jaggery'. The traditional sugarcane cultivation and jaggery industry in Kolhapur was closely tied to the inner dynamics of the group of small cane producers within a context, which in the twentieth century was increasingly determined by market and monetary relationships, by the capitalist organization of trade in 'jaggery' and advances in agricultural technology. The changes in techniques of sugar production that took place in the first half of the 20th century - the use of high yield cane varieties and chemi...
This paper sets out to discuss critically a particular controversy regarding the 'madness'... more This paper sets out to discuss critically a particular controversy regarding the 'madness' of Shivaji IV, the minor Maharaja of Kolhapur, a princely state in Southern part of Bombay Presidency, which took place in early 1880s. The British officials and doctors were of the opinion that Shivaji IV was suffering from an incurable 'madness'. This official version received support from English newspapers like the Times of India and the Bombay Gazette. However, some Indian owned newspapers like Induprakash, Mahratta and Kesari disputed it. In the Kesari there was a public questioning of the diagnosis, treatment and mental state of the Chhatrapati. The Kesari, then under the editorship of Agarkar, and the Mahratta under Tilak, argued that the Shivaji IV was not 'mad' and the little instability in his mental state was caused by the maltreatment given to him by the servants and officials appointed to take care of him. In spite of such accusations the British Governmen...
... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more r... more ... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more recent research paper, Shruti Kapila has ... report of a meeting in Poona held on 24th November 1881 under the presidentship of social reformer Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lohitwadi), described ...
... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the... more ... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the gadi (Mayer 1982: 144). ... IV. The ceremony of accession of Shahu to the gadi of Kolhapur also reflected a similar configuration of power. ...
This paper studies the single event of Jagu Godbole's attempt to kill Colonel Bruce Seton during... more This paper studies the single event of Jagu Godbole's attempt to kill Colonel Bruce Seton during the first world war . It uses the censored letters of Jagu Godbole and other soldiers to reconstruct the event. Though the event is trivial in itself, its micro-history unmasks the complex ground realities. The paper explores how the contradictory experiences of Jagu Godbole in England ultimately drove him to make an attempt to assassinate the chief of the Kitchener Hospital. By examining his experiences, it aims at revealing the concatenation of sex, morality, colonialism and racism at the Kitchener Hospital in Brighton.
... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the... more ... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the gadi (Mayer 1982: 144). ... IV. The ceremony of accession of Shahu to the gadi of Kolhapur also reflected a similar configuration of power. ...
... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more r... more ... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more recent research paper, Shruti Kapila has ... report of a meeting in Poona held on 24th November 1881 under the presidentship of social reformer Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lohitwadi), described ...
The specific topic of this essay relates to the ways in which the British represented their power... more The specific topic of this essay relates to the ways in which the British represented their power and authority in the Durbars held on the royal occasions of adoption (1884) and installation (1894) of Shahu Chhatrapati on the throne of Kolhapur, a princely state in Western India . It tries to answer the question: how the British represented their authority to the people through interactions in the Durbars? Incidentally, the paper also concerns itself with the political significance of the practices of giving 'honorific presents' (khilat and peshkash) and payments (nazarana) followed by the British on ceremonial occasions. The paper argues that in case of the princely state of Kolhapur these practices institutionalized the hierarchy prevalent in existing political relations between the paramount power (the British) and the native king (the Chhatrapati) .
This paper looks into the economic aspects of sugarcane cultivation in the princely state of Kolh... more This paper looks into the economic aspects of sugarcane cultivation in the princely state of Kolhapur in Western India in the first half of the twentieth century. Due to ecological constraints sugarcane cultivation in Kolhapur was largely possible due to the informal cooperation among the cane farmers. In the informal cooperative known as Phad, the small farmers of Kolhapur pooled their limited quantity of land, labour and capital to irrigate cane land and make 'jaggery'. The traditional sugarcane cultivation and jaggery industry in Kolhapur was closely tied to the inner dynamics of the group of small cane producers within a context, which in the twentieth century was increasingly determined by market and monetary relationships, by the capitalist organization of trade in 'jaggery' and advances in agricultural technology. The changes in techniques of sugar production that took place in the first half of the 20th century - the use of high yield cane varieties and chemi...
This paper sets out to discuss critically a particular controversy regarding the 'madness'... more This paper sets out to discuss critically a particular controversy regarding the 'madness' of Shivaji IV, the minor Maharaja of Kolhapur, a princely state in Southern part of Bombay Presidency, which took place in early 1880s. The British officials and doctors were of the opinion that Shivaji IV was suffering from an incurable 'madness'. This official version received support from English newspapers like the Times of India and the Bombay Gazette. However, some Indian owned newspapers like Induprakash, Mahratta and Kesari disputed it. In the Kesari there was a public questioning of the diagnosis, treatment and mental state of the Chhatrapati. The Kesari, then under the editorship of Agarkar, and the Mahratta under Tilak, argued that the Shivaji IV was not 'mad' and the little instability in his mental state was caused by the maltreatment given to him by the servants and officials appointed to take care of him. In spite of such accusations the British Governmen...
... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more r... more ... and therefore, underplayed the decisive role of the British in the whole affair.2 In a more recent research paper, Shruti Kapila has ... report of a meeting in Poona held on 24th November 1881 under the presidentship of social reformer Gopal Hari Deshmukh (Lohitwadi), described ...
... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the... more ... gadi. The people of the state owed their allegiance to the gadi and the person sitting on the gadi (Mayer 1982: 144). ... IV. The ceremony of accession of Shahu to the gadi of Kolhapur also reflected a similar configuration of power. ...
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