Indo-Irish nationalist interactions and the British Empire, 1880 - 1922

Abstract

The primary aim of this thesis is to explore the interaction between the Irish and Indian advanced nationalist movements from 1880 until the establishment of Irish independence in 1922. The study delineates the complex web of allegiances, contacts and interactions which unfolded between Irish and Indian radical nationalists between 1880 and 1922. The study argues that Irish and Indian nationalists fraternized and expressed anti-British affinities because nationalist ideology demanded a narrative predicated on a sense of victimhood. Understood in this context, the mutual expression of empathy between the Irish and Indian independence movements served to confer legitimacy and reinforce the validity of their respective emancipatory causes.