Salt of the Sarkar
A Story of a Million Indian Soldiers who fought in WW1About the Coordinators
Dominic Rai and Caroline Goffin
Dominic Rai and Caroline Goffin have collaborated for many years in discovering and sharing the experiences of the sepoys on the Western Front inspired by Mulk Raj Anand’s novel. They are co-directors of Salt of the Sarkar, a project of MánMelá Promotions Ltd.
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Caroline Goffin
Biography
In 1993, Caroline Goffin discovered the history of Indian soldiers fighting on the Western Front via a play written by Dominic Rai. Due to the impact this play made she used her lifelong administrative skills in Mán Melá Theatre Company (1994 to date) including the dramatisation of Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand in 1998, and linked symposium at the Imperial War Museum in London for Remembrance weekend, combining literature and history. Her interest is in the way fiction and the voices of individuals bring historical facts to life.
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Across the Black Waters at Eighty
Across the Black Waters at EightyThis post was written by Dominic Rai. Dominic is Co-director, with Caroline Goffin, of Salt of the Sarkar. In autumn 2020 and throughout 2021 we are marking the eightieth year of the publication of Mulk Raj Anand’s classic novel Across...
Salt of the Sarkar’s Hidden History
Salt of the Sarkar brings Hidden History to LifeThis post was written by Dominic Rai. Dominic is co-director, with Caroline Goffin, of Salt of the Sarkar. Salt of the Sarkar brings Hidden History to life with: A Pop-up Exhibition, Public events and Mulk Raj Anand’s...