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| − | Deolali cantonment, | + | Deolali cantonment, situated about 3½ miles to the south west of [[Nasik]] , was established in 1869. It was used as a transit camp for nearly all troops proceeding to and from Bombay and Britain. |
| − | The slang words doolally or doolali, or doolali-tap, are used to describe someone who is "out of one's mind" or crazy. | + | In addition to the soldiers assembled after finishing their tour of duty, the troops waiting there also included mentally ill soldiers sent from all over India, who were being repatriated to Britain on medical grounds. The slang words doolally or doolali, or doolali-tap, are used to describe someone who is "out of one's mind" or crazy. These expressions are derived from Deolali, where some soldiers went mad, waiting for extended periods for ships to take them back to Britain. In the nineteenth century, troopships sailed on a seasonable basis only in winter and spring, and soldiers posted there after March had to wait until Novevember before voyages recommenced. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.cbdeolali.org.in/default.htm History of Deolali] Deolali Cantonment Board | ||
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho0000125s1u00010000.html 1870 Photograph: A view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik] | *[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho0000125s1u00010000.html 1870 Photograph: A view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik] | ||
*"The madness at Deolali" by N A Martin ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps''. 2006 Jun; 152 (2):94-5 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YZjiMAyAQ8cJ:www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf+%22The+madness+at+Deolali%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShod4UTKG-7E2f9n0lt4B-Vs1Kmi76UK3uQL4-TqD57Bpo_Fqnkcm13SWm2tD2jhXIC3GktSklf4WgsVL1IK1l9q9kB8I8I2dn1q2V_RyLO-Nw5DmfTX-I3XdSs-EWDTeTPp5Sl&sig=AHIEtbT9K1LUcri0kmwKv4cD_gFHpAmw1g html version] [http://www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf original pdf] | *"The madness at Deolali" by N A Martin ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps''. 2006 Jun; 152 (2):94-5 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YZjiMAyAQ8cJ:www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf+%22The+madness+at+Deolali%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShod4UTKG-7E2f9n0lt4B-Vs1Kmi76UK3uQL4-TqD57Bpo_Fqnkcm13SWm2tD2jhXIC3GktSklf4WgsVL1IK1l9q9kB8I8I2dn1q2V_RyLO-Nw5DmfTX-I3XdSs-EWDTeTPp5Sl&sig=AHIEtbT9K1LUcri0kmwKv4cD_gFHpAmw1g html version] [http://www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf original pdf] | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/AlanCumming Who Do You Think You Are? - Alan Cumming]. Alan’s grandfather was treated during World War 2 at Deolali - well known for housing psychiatric patients. However, this section was removed from his Army service record, perhaps because of the stigma attached to mental illness at the time. ancestry.co.uk | *[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/AlanCumming Who Do You Think You Are? - Alan Cumming]. Alan’s grandfather was treated during World War 2 at Deolali - well known for housing psychiatric patients. However, this section was removed from his Army service record, perhaps because of the stigma attached to mental illness at the time. ancestry.co.uk | ||
*[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/rhgirdwood.htm Reminiscences of Professor R H Girdwood, Royal Army Medical Corps, WW2]. He served at Deolali for a short period of time. scotsatwar.org.uk | *[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/rhgirdwood.htm Reminiscences of Professor R H Girdwood, Royal Army Medical Corps, WW2]. He served at Deolali for a short period of time. scotsatwar.org.uk | ||
| − | + | ===Historical books online=== | |
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_252.gif "Deolali"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 246. | ||
[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | [[Category:Locations]][[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 1 September 2011
Deolali cantonment, situated about 3½ miles to the south west of Nasik , was established in 1869. It was used as a transit camp for nearly all troops proceeding to and from Bombay and Britain.
In addition to the soldiers assembled after finishing their tour of duty, the troops waiting there also included mentally ill soldiers sent from all over India, who were being repatriated to Britain on medical grounds. The slang words doolally or doolali, or doolali-tap, are used to describe someone who is "out of one's mind" or crazy. These expressions are derived from Deolali, where some soldiers went mad, waiting for extended periods for ships to take them back to Britain. In the nineteenth century, troopships sailed on a seasonable basis only in winter and spring, and soldiers posted there after March had to wait until Novevember before voyages recommenced.
External links
- History of Deolali Deolali Cantonment Board
- 1870 Photograph: A view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik
- "The madness at Deolali" by N A Martin Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps. 2006 Jun; 152 (2):94-5 html version original pdf
- Who Do You Think You Are? - Alan Cumming. Alan’s grandfather was treated during World War 2 at Deolali - well known for housing psychiatric patients. However, this section was removed from his Army service record, perhaps because of the stigma attached to mental illness at the time. ancestry.co.uk
- Reminiscences of Professor R H Girdwood, Royal Army Medical Corps, WW2. He served at Deolali for a short period of time. scotsatwar.org.uk
Historical books online
- "Deolali" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 246.
