YMCA Indian Students' Union and Hostel explained

The Indian Students' Union and Hostel is a YMCA hostel in Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London. It was founded in 1920 by the Indian National Council of YMCAs to provide housing and social facilities for Indian students in London. Key individuals who assisted were Edwin Bevan, Emily Kinnaird and K. T. Paul,^[1] and Laurence Binyon gave the inaugural address.^[2]

Ralph Tubbs designed the current building in the early 1950s.^{[3] [4]} iThe building has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since March 1996.

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Notes and References

1. http://www8.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/indian-students-union-and-hostel Making Britain Open University The Indian Students’ Union and Hostel
2. http://www8.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbritain/content/laurence-binyon Making Britain Open University - Laurence Binyon
3. http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/gardens-online-record.asp?ID=CAM034 London Gardens Online
4. http://newsevents.arts.ac.uk/event/dome-ralph-tubbs-and-the-festival-of-britain/ Newsevents.arts.ac.uk