Gopal Kharbanda at Boy Scouts meeting with Baden Powell

Category

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Item no

21914

Title

Gopal Kharbanda (Bachan Kharbanda's father) at Boy Scouts meeting with Baden Powell, 1930s

Description

A group of scouts are sitting and standing in rows for a large group portrait. The are pictured outdoors in front of trees. They all wear scout uniform including the scarf and woggle. (Gopal Kharbanda is standing at the left side of the back row.)

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1935

Size

8.4 x 13.4 cm

Type

Photograph

This item was digitised as part of the Whose Town? project, an educational resource for schools. Unique archival material was gathered together to create a snapshot of a person's life at a particular point in Edinburgh's history.
Gopal Singh Kharbanda, came to train in Scotland in 1928 at the Dunfermline College of Physical Education. When he returned to India, he organised the first Colleges for Physical Education and Scouting in India. Mr Gopal Kharbandas experience in Scotland led him to encourage his son Bachan to study in Scotland. Always a man of action, Bachans father cycled around Europe in the 1950s lecturing on physical education. He also came to Glasgow when Bachan was living there and helped set up the Glasgow Indian Association.

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Clothing and dress > Garments > Uniforms

People > Adults > Men

People > Children > Boys

People > Societies > Guides and scouts

Sport and leisure > Sports and recreation facilities > Parks