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Julius Silverman
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Labour MP and a leading member of the India League
Place of birth
Place of death
Birmingham
About
Julius Silverman was a Labour politician and MP. He had a long-standing association with Indian organizations in Britain. He was chairman for the Birmingham branch of Krishna Menon's India League and also attended meetings of the Committee of Indian Congressmen. As a Birmingham councillor, Silverman took up the causes of the South Asian community in his ward and lobbied on their behalf. He was good friends with Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Nehru. Julius Silverman became President of the India League in 1947 and its Chairman in 1974.
Dalyell, Tam, 'Obituary: Julius Silverman', Independent (24 September 1996)
L/PJ/12/448-456, India Office Records, Asian and African Studies Reading Room, British Library, St Pancras
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© Remaking Britain: South Asian Connections and Networks, 1930s – present
