# Women’s War Work: Indian Women and the Second World War

Women’s War Work: Indian Women and the Second World War at National Army Museum, Friday 6 November 2026, 12:00.

- Price: Free
- Venue: National Army Museum, SW3 4HT London
- With: Kiran Sahota
- Get tickets: https://tickets.nam.ac.uk/event/413:1047/413:19723/
- Go to page: https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/womens-war-work-indian-women-and-second-world-war

![Women’s War Work: Indian Women and the Second World War](https://noky.io/images/d811535a2a2ac3efd722e5d931ce78519ef3dfb2898a49fafd0fffab2720ed63-2000.webp)

A free lunchtime talk at the National Army Museum exploring the roles Indian women played during the Second World War. Historian Dr Kiran Sahota, an award-winning military historian and founder of Believe in Me CIC, covers contributions from the Women's Auxiliary Corps India and the Wasbies in Burma to the Royal Indian Naval Service, as well as the wives who stayed at home while their husbands served as soldiers.

## Dates

- Friday 6 November 12:00 — National Army Museum

Written by a model, sources: [nam.ac.uk](https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/womens-war-work-indian-women-and-second-world-war)

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