Tag: RootsToRoutes

Sylvia Manasseh – from the Women’s Auxiliary Corps in India to teacher and sculptor

Sylvia Manasseh today lives in South London and reflects on her long life, and her years serving in India during the war.

South Asia’s War and 1945

This year has seen commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The most destructive and lethal conflict in history lasted six years, and drew in almost every nation of the world.

Captain Yavar Abbas: A Filmmaker’s Route Through War and Empire

Yavar Abbas’s remarkable journey began in a princely state in India, and navigated through the fierce currents of the Second World War, partition and a distinguished career as a writer and filmmaker. It offers a unique perspective on service, identity and world-changing events.