J. Handoo

Other names: 

Mrs J. Handoo, Jai Kishore Handoo

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Location: 

London

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About: 

Mrs J. Handoo, wife of Dr H. K. Handoo, was an active member of the India League. Together with Asha Bhattacharya she ran education classes under the auspices of the India League's East End branch at the Shah Jolal Restaurant. She was a member of the India League's Central Committee and its women's committee. She was instrumental in fundraising for the India League, and organized a scheme of annual subscription from affluent Indians living in Britain.

Connections: 

Mulk Raj Anand, Asha Bhattacharya, Mrs M. F. Boomla, H. K. Handoo, C. L. Katial, Krishna Menon, Syed Mohamedi, Rewal Singh.

Network: 
Krishna Menon
Organizations: 
India League
Swaraj House
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Secondary works: 

Visram, Rozina, Asians in Britain: 400 Years of History (London: Pluto, 2002)