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The Helen Allingham's portrait was painted in the early 20th century of a memsahib, children and an ayah at the seaside on the Isle of Wight. Although an uncommon sight outside London, this was likely not the only trip this ayah had made to Britain.
"Goodbye to England" — Leonard Hill's sketch of a wistful-looking woman setting off on the long voyage to India. Macmillan starts by describing the arduous journey that the British had to undertake.
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Dec 1, 2020 · Abstract. Drawing upon the personal accounts of British women who lived through the Mutiny (1857–58), this article argues that these accounts, being characterised by diversity, both supported and contradicted the official discourse of the British Raj.
6 days ago · Memsahib. The term “memsahib” refers to a European lady in India. Rooted in the words “madam sahib” or “ma'am sahib” (“lady master”), it is a race‐ and class‐specific term. “Memsahib” conjures up images of imperial and class hauteur and is a legacy of the British Raj (British imperial rule in India).... ...
Aug 3, 2022 · But very often, they sojourned up-country where there was no one to host them. In such remote places, they lodged in abandoned old buildings and palaces being operated as dak bungalows. Memsahibs,...
Mar 19, 2017 · This month’s issue features a lengthy piece on Ernest Hemingway’s affair with the socialite and sportswoman Jane Kendall Mason. Jane Kendall Mason was a beauty. Unable to conceive, she was ummm… unrestrained… in her activities in the hunting field, on the brine and in the sack. What a piece of work she was.
Memsaab. Look up memsahib in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Memsaab may refer to: Memsaab or Memsahib, a variation of Sahib, an Arabic term, which is also a loanword in several languages. Memsaab is a title for a woman in a position of authority and/or the wife of a Sahib. Memsaab (film), a 1971 Bollywood drama film.
