# Event Details - **Event Name**: Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 01 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 01 Jul, 2026 at 07:15 pm - **Event Description**: Public lecture by Dr Jyoti Atwal, Associate Professor of Modern Indian History Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, IndiaAbout this EventDuring the freedom struggle in India women emerged as political leaders, aligning with the experience of women in the Irish Independence movement. In both countries self-emancipatory agendas were intertwined with the nationalist cause of political freedom. In this event, Dr Jyoti Atwal will explore the transnational bonding of women across Ireland and India during the anti-colonial campaigns. Both countries were colonies of Great Britain and though the freedom movements in the two nations saw different methods – some of the events powerfully influenced the course of the freedom struggles in both nations. She also focuses on life and work of an Irish suffragette, Margaret E Cousins (1878 -1954) in India, who established the All-India Women’s Conference in 1927 along with Indian women reformers and political activistThe evening will conclude with a reception.Dr Jyoti Atwal is Associate Professor of Modern Indian History Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India & Visiting Professor (2022-2027) at University College Dublin, Ireland. She specialises in modern Indian history focusing on gender and socio-political history. Her area of interest includes Irish history with a focus on transnational anti-imperial movements and gender. She has published on themes ranging from the transnational movements and World Wars to widowhood, child marriage, gender-based violence, caste and cinema.Please note that the University of Liverpool South Campus Teaching Hub is in a pedestrianised part of the campus. Unfortunately Eventbrite and Google put their map pins in different places so the best directions are via the downloadable UoL campus map, on which the SCTH is building 120 in E2. Alternatively the What3Words code for the entrance is ///mess.mash.tins - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/liverpool/irish-women-and-the-indian-independence-movement/100001990010498972 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Nonprofit, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_16_with_guardian - door_time: 2026-07-01T16:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes - Location: South Campus Teaching Hub, Lecture Theatre 2 - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Liverpool - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: South Campus Teaching Hub, Lecture Theatre 2 - **lat**: 53.4013317 - **long**: -2.9646172 - **full address**: South Campus Teaching Hub, Lecture Theatre 2, 140 Chatham Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/4b1cd1c82c6bdf9858ddb7dbaa928bd745a59ce1c28b09a0bbe9824df611383f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1781769736 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement being held? - **A:** Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement takes place on Wed, 01 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 01 Jul, 2026 at 07:15 pm at South Campus Teaching Hub, Lecture Theatre 2, 140 Chatham Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement? - **A:** Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement is organized by The Institute of Irish Studies. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/4b1cd1c82c6bdf9858ddb7dbaa928bd745a59ce1c28b09a0bbe9824df611383f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1781769736", "startDate": "2026-07-01", "endDate": "2026-07-01", "url": "https://allevents.in/liverpool/irish-women-and-the-indian-independence-movement/100001990010498972", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "South Campus Teaching Hub, Lecture Theatre 2", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "140 Chatham Street", "postalCode": "L69 7ZH", "addressLocality": "Liverpool", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.4013317", "longitude": "-2.9646172" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Public lecture by Dr Jyoti Atwal, Associate Professor of Modern Indian History Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-07-01", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/liverpool/irish-women-and-the-indian-independence-movement/100001990010498972" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/liverpool/irish-women-and-the-indian-independence-movement/100001990010498972", "price": 0, "name": "Irish Women and the Indian Independence Movement" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Institute of Irish Studies", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-institute-of-irish-studies/22583281", "description": "The Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpoool: world-leading research and teaching in peace & conflict, women's studies, modern literature, medieval & modern history." } ] } ] ```