Indian servants, students and workers in Edinburgh, pre-1947 People from the Indian sub-continent started coming to Edinburgh in the 18th century. Evidence on those enslaved Indians who escaped from their masters can be found here Some of those who came as students are described here Other individuals include: Fanindranath Bose (1888-1926) was a sculptor who enrolled at the Board of Manufacturers School of Edinburgh, married a Scottish woman Mary (or Molly) Ferguson, settled in Edinburgh, and worked in Dean Studios Belford Road Edinburgh, 1918 - 1926. He was living at 53 Frederick Street at the time of his death by drowning in Innerleithen. Some of his work is listed here. A very early 'Indian' was an elephant that lived in a tenement near Fishmarket Close in 1705. For more details read this Document Indian Elephant in the Old Town 1705 (115.09 KB / PDF) Published sources for more information include: MAAN, Bashir (1992): The New Scots: The Story of Asians in Scotland, Edinburgh: John Donald LAHIRI, Shompa (2000): Indians in Britain: Anglo-Indian Encounters, Race and Identity, 1880-1930, London: Frank Cass VISRAM, Rozina (2002): Asians in Britain: 400 Years of History, London: Pluto Press MAAN, Bashir (2004): Muslims in Scotland, Edinburgh: Argyll Publishing. This article was published on 2023-11-22
