My English father married my Anglo-Indian mother in Agra in 1936. I was born in the Military Hospital, Secunderabad in January 1947 and arrived on the S.S. Samaria in Liverpool in July 1947 aged five months. I was fortunate enough to have an English grammar school education, although life in Northern England in the 50s and 60s was tough for us. It pains me to see the poverty some Anglo Indians suffer in India today. However, one thing is sure; the Anglos certainly know how to party and their love of a certain Scottish beverage will never diminish. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of going back to the church I was christened in, All Saints Trimulgherry, on Christmas Day. Many Anglo Indians were there. I also got to know the Moss family there and their mother, Rita,, which was a lovely experience. Thank you all in this film for keeping the Anglo Indian tradition alive!! May God bless you all.
What a wonderful insight into the past and present-day Anglo Indian culture. Lovely to see my Anglo Indian family still thriving in India. Sadly, the Anglo Indian culture is somewhat finite. But I continue the culture here in Scotland in my cooking and traits passed down from grand parents.
I've grown up with the Anglo Indians though I'm not one; but I find the presentation here is extremely graphic and accurate. The community is dwindling mostly because of the growing number of marriages with the locals.
ANGLO-INDIANS ARE A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY IN INDIA !!! HOWEVER, FAMOUS ANGLO-INDIANS AT THE MOVIES ------ MERLE OBERON , VIVIAN LEIGH, CLIFF RICHARDS ( Lucknow) ENGELBERT HUMPERDICK GERRY DORSEY (from Madras ). Juliet Prowse ( from Bombay now Mumbai) ( Elvis Presley's co- Star in G.I. BLUES) . FROM U.K.
It is rather sad to see this video. A once thriving community now scattered across the globe. Like the Parsis, the population is dwindling. But humans in general, have been on the move for centuries. Ask the average American their roots; they are usually mixed. It is not fair to just say one is Anglo Indian based on the father's lineage. Women also count. So if an Anglo Indian woman marries outside her community, her children should still be considered Anglo Indian. Nothing has changed as far as this outdated 1935 ruling. But for now, it is up to the younger generation to carry on the unique traditions that define an Anglo Indian and this can be several things. Mixed marriages will not necessarily wipe out the community as we have known it. After all there is only one human race...the human race.
Do you think that is perhaps a rather condescending statement? We are an adaptable ‘race’, which is one of two irrelevant and incorrect words you have employed. The other is ‘evolving’’. AI’s have fitted in seamlessly wherever in the world they dispersed to, while holding on to cherished customs, practises, and cuisine. The way people do. In India, AI’s are adapting to Indian ways, perhaps more slowly, which they didn’t feel necessary before the diaspora. We were as racist as the British, and experiencing racism from them, we should known better. Generally, we didn’t, and went along with the prevailing attitude of the times. It had as much to do with culture as it did with skin colour, and I had a relative by marriage, black as the ace of spades, who, paradoxically, was virulently racist. We are like any other people, just a little different. And multicoloured with it. Thank you for the good wishes though, and I hope I have helped with your appreciation of a vanishing sub-culture.
My English father married my Anglo-Indian mother in Agra in 1936. I was born in the Military Hospital, Secunderabad in January 1947 and arrived on the S.S. Samaria in Liverpool in July 1947 aged five months. I was fortunate enough to have an English grammar school education, although life in Northern England in the 50s and 60s was tough for us. It pains me to see the poverty some Anglo Indians suffer in India today. However, one thing is sure; the Anglos certainly know how to party and their love of a certain Scottish beverage will never diminish. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of going back to the church I was christened in, All Saints Trimulgherry, on Christmas Day. Many Anglo Indians were there. I also got to know the Moss family there and their mother, Rita,, which was a lovely experience. Thank you all in this film for keeping the Anglo Indian tradition alive!! May God bless you all.
Thank you for the effort, lovely stories 🙏
What a wonderful insight into the past and present-day Anglo Indian culture. Lovely to see my Anglo Indian family still thriving in India. Sadly, the Anglo Indian culture is somewhat finite. But I continue the culture here in Scotland in my cooking and traits passed down from grand parents.
Good to see you, Phillip, Fond memories of Christmas spent at 18 The Mall!
I've grown up with the Anglo Indians though I'm not one; but I find the presentation here is extremely graphic and accurate. The community is dwindling mostly because of the growing number of marriages with the locals.
Great documentary and beautiful music!
I found this really interesting. Thanks for posting.
ANGLO-INDIANS ARE A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY IN INDIA !!! HOWEVER, FAMOUS ANGLO-INDIANS AT THE MOVIES ------ MERLE OBERON , VIVIAN LEIGH, CLIFF RICHARDS ( Lucknow) ENGELBERT HUMPERDICK GERRY DORSEY (from Madras ). Juliet Prowse ( from Bombay now Mumbai) ( Elvis Presley's co- Star in G.I. BLUES) . FROM U.K.
It is rather sad to see this video. A once thriving community now scattered across the globe. Like the Parsis, the population is dwindling. But humans in general, have been on the move for centuries. Ask the average American their roots; they are usually mixed. It is not fair to just say one is Anglo Indian based on the father's lineage. Women also count. So if an Anglo Indian woman marries outside her community, her children should still be considered Anglo Indian. Nothing has changed as far as this outdated 1935 ruling. But for now, it is up to the younger generation to carry on the unique traditions that define an Anglo Indian and this can be several things. Mixed marriages will not necessarily wipe out the community as we have known it. After all there is only one human race...the human race.
THIS OBVIOUSLY A RACE THAT HAS NOT EVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE TIMES, HOWEVER, THEY SEEM HAPPY; POWER TO THESE PEOPLE !!!
Do you think that is perhaps a rather condescending statement? We are an adaptable ‘race’, which is one of two irrelevant and incorrect words you have employed. The other is ‘evolving’’. AI’s have fitted in seamlessly wherever in the world they dispersed to, while holding on to cherished customs, practises, and cuisine. The way people do. In India, AI’s are adapting to Indian ways, perhaps more slowly, which they didn’t feel necessary before the diaspora. We were as racist as the British, and experiencing racism from them, we should known better. Generally, we didn’t, and went along with the prevailing attitude of the times. It had as much to do with culture as it did with skin colour, and I had a relative by marriage, black as the ace of spades, who, paradoxically, was virulently racist. We are like any other people, just a little different. And multicoloured with it. Thank you for the good wishes though, and I hope I have helped with your appreciation of a vanishing sub-culture.