The Coolie's Great War by Radhika Singha offers a powerful historical study of Indian labour during the upheaval of the First World War and its aftermath. Drawing on wide-ranging research, the book explores how workers were recruited, moved, controlled, and remembered within a global conflict that shaped lives far beyond the battlefield.
Readers interested in labour history, empire, migration, and modern India will find a deeply insightful account of the people behind wartime logistics and imperial labour systems. The Coolie's Great War brings together historical analysis and human experience in a compelling narrative of conflict, coercion, and survival.
