Diya Gupta explores the emotional responses of Indian soldiers and civilians to the Second World War
Around 2.5 million Indian soldiers fought in the Second World War. Behind this staggering number lies a complex web of emotional experiences – and Diya Gupta unpicks that tangled web in her new book, India in the Second World War: An Emotional History. Diya speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about how both Indian soldiers and civilians back home felt about the war, and how the conflict impacted on their lives.
Diya Gupta is the author of India in the Second World War: An Emotional History (Hurst, 2023)