Interview

Radhika Singha, Indra Sengupta and Kim König

Criminology and 'scientific' penology in India, 1894-1955

1 August 2024

(0:16 h)

Interview

Radhika Singha, Indra Sengupta and Kim König

Criminology and 'scientific' penology in India, 1894-1955

In this GHIL Podcast episode host Kim König is joined by GHIL Senior Fellow and Head of the India Research Programme Indra Sengupta to talk to Radhika Singha about her recent GHIL lecture and her research on criminology and 'scientific' penology in India, 1894-1955. Their conversation touches on criminal and labour histories, and seeks to answer the question of how the history of colonial India can be written into broader global histories.

Don’t miss Radhika Singha's accompanying GHIL Lecture “International Penology in Colonial India: Too Advanced, Too American, Too Expensive?”.