MEMSAHIBS’ WRITINGS: COLONIAL NARRATIVES ON INDIAN SERVANTS
Keywords:
Memsahibs, Ayahs, Domestics, Caste-RestrictionsAbstract
The paper analyses the colonial narratives of the British memsahibs during the Raj pertaining to their representations of the Indian servants who worked in their homes. These narratives dealt with the hiring, appropriate management, titles, duties, customary wages, supervision, advantages and disadvantages of the Indian domestic servants.
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