"Modern India" by William Eleroy Curtis is a collection of observations of India through letters recorded during the author's travels in the winter of 1903-04. The account offers a look into Indian society, the landscape, and culture, while contrasting the lives of British colonists with native Indians. The story starts on a steamship headed to India, where differences in customs, cultural blending, and dress draw attention to the social dynamic separating English aristocracy from the native Indians. Contrasts are noted in social behaviors between American and British women during the trip, and introductions of notable figures like Lord Lamington and Ranjitsinhji provide a rich introduction for his exploration of India, starting with Bombay representing “The Eye Of India," and expanding on the vitality of the people, architecture, and social structure.
Modern India
By William Eleroy Curtis
Explore early 20th-century India through the eyes of a traveler as differences in culture and class come to light.
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About the AuthorWilliam Eleroy Curtis was an American journalist, author, diplomat, political activist, and exhibitor. He was a prominent proponent of Pan-Americanism. Curtis' partisan reporting earned him patronage appointments and advanced his ideological goals. His career reflected the influence of bias, cronyism, and imperialism on journalism during the Gilded Age. Curtis held a series of leadership roles in the State Department, as well as the supranational organizations which anticipated the Organization of American States.
William Eleroy Curtis was an American journalist, author, diplomat, political activist, and exhibitor. He was a prominent proponent of Pan-Americanism. Curtis' partisan reporting earned him patronage appointments and advanced his ideological goals. His career reflected the influence of bias, cronyism, and imperialism on journalism during the Gilded Age. Curtis held a series of leadership roles in the State Department, as well as the supranational organizations which anticipated the Organization of American States.
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