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*The [[University of Cambridge - Centre of South Asian Studies]] has a collection of oral histories and home videos, as detailed in this [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article6947170.ece Times On Line] article. Access the [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/audio.html Oral History Collection]. The interviews are available to listen to, or a transcript may be read.
*The San Francisco Minstrels. David Carson and Tom Brown organized a company which toured India 1861-1866. [http://www.circushistory.org/Cork/BurntCork3.htm Circus Historical Society: Brown’s Burnt Cork Activity]. Scroll down to the entry Carson and Brown.
*Videos on YouTube
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOI8fB6MPyk BBC News - Witness: The end of British rule in India]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0I0oU5lyOg The British Empire and India (part 1 of 2)]
***includes a segment at 3.16 on the Khatnaoo, an inflatable bullock skin used for water travel (may also be called a Dareyi)
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSZWImTqW5s The British Empire and India (part 2 of 2)]
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