Liberating Minds, Restoring Kenyan History

Nazmi Durrani

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"It is my duty to take the message of revolt to other[s]. is is the only way to liberate the victims of suffering and slavery", Nazmi Durrani quotes W.L. Sohan in this book. Resistance to imperialism in pre-independence Kenya by progressive South Asian Kenyans propelled the Kenyan liberation struggle to new heights. They were active in almost every field, from publishing progressive newspapers to supplying arms and material to Mau Mau. Liberating Minds consists of biographies of progressive South Asian Kenyans written by Nazmi Durrani. Originally published in Gujarati in the 1980s, they are available here in English for the first time, together with the original Gujarati. Also included is Naila Durrani's 1987 conference paper, "Kenya Asian Participation in People's Resistance", while Benegal Pereira introduces Eddie H. Pereira (1915-1995) and his resistance letters to the Colonial Times Newspaper.

Sujets

• Colonisation
• History

Informations

• Publié par: Vita Books
• Date de parution: 22 mars 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789966189035
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 16 Mo

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Liberating Minds, Restoring Kenyan History Anti-Imperialist Resistance by Progressive South Asian Kenyans
“It is my duty to take the message of revolt to other[s]. is is the only way to liberate the
victims of suering and slavery”, Nazmi Durrani quotes W.L.Sohan in this book.
Resistance to imperialism in pre-independence Kenya by progressive South Asian Kenyans
propelled the Kenyan liberation struggle to new heights. ey were active in almost every RESTORING
­eld, from publishing progressive newspapers to supplying arms and material to Mau Mau
KENYAN HISTORYactivists and their families.
Anti-imperialist Resistance by Liberating Minds consists of biographies of progressive South Asian Kenyans written by
Progressive South Asian
Nazmi Durrani. Originally published in Gujarati in the 1980s, they are available here in Kenyans, 1884-1965
English for the ­rst time, together with the original Gujarati. Also included is Naila Durrani’s
by
1987 conference paper, “Kenya Asian Participation in People’s Resistance”, while Benegal
NAZMI DURRANI
Pereira introduces Eddie H. Pereira (1915-1995) and his resistance letters to the Colonial With Additional
Times newspaper. Material
By NAILA DURRANI
Vipool Kalyani, Editor of the on-line Opinion says: and benegal PEREIRA
Nazmi Durrani has portrayed the people immersed in public life brie�y but ­rmly. Some
of these names would have remained unknown and hidden, buried under the ashes of
time… He has the knack of using simple, comprehensible words… He never loses sight of
international trends which he uses as the backdrop of these character sketches… I
welcome this volume and salute Nazmudin Durrani for his spirited, vigorous endeavour.
Foreword: Vipool Kalyani e Flambeau Remains.
Preface: Shiraz Durrani Arming People With Revolutionary History.
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Liberating Minds, Restoring Kenyan History
Anti-Imperialist Resistance by Progressive South Asian Kenyans
1884-1965
by
Nazmi Durrani
With Additional Material By Naila Durrani and Benegal Pereira
in Gujarati and English
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Nairobi: 2017

First published in Kenya by

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Copyright ©: Nazmi Durrani, Naila Durrani and Benegal Pereira 2017
Acknowledgement for Nazmi Durrani’s articles: Alakmalak (Nairobi)
Gujarati to English translation by Dr. Adam Tankarvi
Photos: Vipool Kalyani, Benegal Pereira Makhan Singh’s Family/Amarjit
Chandan
Cover Design by Heavyconcious Art Movement
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Durrani, Nazmi.
Liberating Minds, Restoring Kenyan History: Anti-Imperialist Resistance by
Progressive South Asian Kenyans, 1884-1965 / by Nazmi Durrani.
202p. 14.8 x 21cm.
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1. South Asians—Kenya—History. 2. Kenya—History. 3. Kenya—
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