Dear RRTHA members,

I am currently engaging on research for a postdoctoral project on the history of India’s automotive industry since the 1940s. One of my interests is in the collaboration between Hindustan Motors and Morris Motors roughly since the time of the Second World War. The production of the Ambassador car, which was modelled on an earlier Morris car, has only just ceased in 2014.

I think I have found a number of relevant material on this cooperation, but I would like to dig some further and uncover new documentation which could also bring up new perspectives on this cooperation.

My question is whether members of your association know more about the Morris company and its interests in the Indian market. Where could I find more information on this specific connection to India? Are there any publication by Morris on India or its cooperation partner? I would be very grateful if you could let me know.

I am currently in India, but will be doing research in UK over the next year for longer periods.

With best wishes from New Delhi,

Stefan Tetzlaff
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Indian and South Asian Studies (CEIAS)

EHESS-CNRS, Paris, France

Stefan Tetzlaff
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Indian and South Asian Studies (CEIAS)
EHESS-CNRS, Paris, France
+91 728 999 7706

de.linkedin.com/in/stefantetzlaff

Affiliated Research Fellow
Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSS), Kolkata