The Deoliwallahs

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Synopsis

Humanly compelling, beautifully told ... brings to light a forgotten chapter of Indian history, one we need to remember in these troubled times' PRATAP BHANU MEHTA'[Joy Ma and Dilip D'Souza] have seamlessly woven together historical facts with personal stories about how the Chinese- Indians lost the country of their birth' YIN MARSHThe untold account of the internment of 3,000 Chinese-Indians after the 1962 Sino-Indian War.Just after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, about 3,000 Chinese-Indians were sent to languish in a disused World War II POW camp in Deoli, Rajasthan, marking the beginning of a painful five-year-long internment without resolution. At a time of war with China, these ‘Chinese-looking’ people had fallen prey to government suspicion and paranoia which soon seeped into the public consciousness. This is a page of Indian history that comes wrapped in prejudice and fear, and is today largely forgotten. But over five decades on, survivors of the internment are finally starting to tell their stories.As several Indian communities are once again faced with discrimination, The Deoliwallahs records these untold stories through extensive interviews with seven survivors of the Deoli internment. Through these accounts, the book recovers a crucial chapter in our history, also documenting for the first time how the Chinese came to be in India, how they made this country their home and became a significant community, until the war of 1962 brought on a terrible incarceration, displacement and tragedy.

Book details

Author:
Joy Ma, Dilip D'Souza
ISBN:
9781529048865
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2024-05-29
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
Joy Ma and Dilip D’Souza 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction