Father India

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Title

Father India

Creator

Date

1928

Subject

Spatial Coverage

India
United States

Temporal Coverage

1928

Language

ENG

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Image

Extent

2205 × 3071 pixels

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image/jpeg

Identifier

EN3414-Spring-2026_MoffettElla.tif

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Source

Bibliographic Citation

Iyer, C.S. Ranga. Father India: A Reply to Mother India. Louis Carrier & Co., 1928.

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Date Copyrighted

1928

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Original Format

Hardcover book
Paper

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Worn book cover of "Father India" by C. S. Ranga Iyer. Large orange letters spell "FATHER INDIA" across the lower half. Above the title, a blue silhouette depicts a boy riding an elephant decorated with elaborate orange markings.
Scanned page 13 of "Father India" with the title printed across the top and a single column of black text on aged, off-white paper. The passage criticizes Miss Mayo for drawing broad conclusions about India from limited observations. It argues that even if she spent one day visiting each village for another hundred years, she would see only about 36,000 of India's 500,000 villages.
Scanned page 19 of "Father India" with the title printed across the top and a single column of black text on aged, off-white paper. The passage quotes Miss Mayo's claims linking Indian sexuality, child marriage, illness, and physical weakness to political terrorism. The author disputes these claims and questions how people portrayed as physically weak could organize or participate in a terrorist movement.
Scanned page 68 of "Father India" with the title printed across the top and a single column of black text on aged, off-white paper. The passage disputes Miss Mayo's explanation for India's low educational levels, citing inadequate funding, limited rural educational facilities, and unemployment among educated middle-class men. It also criticizes British colonial rule for failing to improve village education after approximately 150 years. Two source notes appear at the bottom of the page.

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