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K C Arora
Keshava Arora (also known as K C Arora) was born in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh (India) in 1938. He took his BA degree in 1958 from the Agra University. After teaching fo...view moreKeshava Arora (also known as K C Arora) was born in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh (India) in 1938. He took his BA degree in 1958 from the Agra University. After teaching for five years in India, he came to England in 1965, where he studied for the BSc Economics (Honours) degree of the London University. He took his MA in politics and government from the London Guildhall University (now part of London Metropolitan University) and did his MPhil research degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Doctor of philosophy (PhD) was done at the University of Greenwich by publication.
He has written articles and essays on various themes. His main interests, however, remained in original research. He has done research on “Gandhi’s Communal Society,” “Equal Opportunities for Ethnic Minorities in Work-Related No-Advanced Further Education,” “Colonialism and the Decline of Cotton Industry in 19th Century India,” “The India League and the India Conciliation Group as factors in Indo-British Relations in the 1930s and 1940s,” “Imperialism and the Non-Aligned Movement,” “North- South Economic Relations,” and the “Indian Civil Service.”
He published his book The Indian Nationalist Movement in Britain (1930-49) in 1992. This book offered a historical account of events in India and their reaction in Britain. It also presented a constitutional development of India from a colonial empire through the process of a Commonwealth nation to a Sovereign Independent Republic. His other publications have been listed under other publications by K.C. Arora.
Keshava Arora had a very wide teaching and administrative experience. He was a senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich. He had organized a number of seminars and staff development courses on a variety of topics, including race relations and equal opportunities in Britain. He is well versed in English and Hindi languages. He retired in 2003.view less