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ipshita nath
HarperCollins Presents Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India By Ipshita Nath
About the Book The word ‘memsahib’ conjures up visions of silly aristocrats, well-staffed bungalows, and languorous days at the club. Yet, these young Englishwomen had sought out the uncertainties of life in Britain’s largest, busiest colony—stepping off the steamer, the sights and sounds of colonial India were like nothing they’d