Anglo-Indians are the only English speaking, Christian community in India, whose
Mother tongue is English and who have a Western lifestyle in the sub-continent
of India. Anglo-Indians originated during the Colonial period in India. When
British soldiers and traders had affairs or married Indian women their offspring
came to be known as Anglo-Indians or Eurasians in history.
There are not
many Anglo-Indians or people of Anglo-Indian origins who will openly admit to
being Anglo-Indians. Most Anglo-Indians today who live outside India, prefer to
saying that they are Australian, British, Canadian or American, than admitting
to their Anglo-Indian race origins. This is partly due to the fact of the racial
prejudices in Western society today. In the West, everyone from India or
Pakistan is termed as Asian. The fact is that India is filled with a large
number of races and minority communities, where each race is very different from
the north, south, east and west of India. India was invaded by a number of races
over the centuries, many on them settled down and lived with the natives. This
accounts for the very different facial features, physical characteristics,
heritage, culture and traditions, which each of the races have in India.
Anglo-Indians are therefore not just Asians, but they are Anglo-Indians, who
have their own unique race, culture, heritage and traditions.
The
Anglo-Indians in India are gradually reducing in numbers. A large number of the
Anglo-Indians immigrated to the West from the 1940s after India’s Independence
in 1947.
In the 21st century, there are still Anglo-Indians being born in
India and in the West, especially when British or European men marry, have
romantic liaisons and have children from Indian women.
Anglo-Indians are a
secret race which is worth being discovered by those who do not have any idea
about this unique minority race in India and now firmly established in the
West.
The Secret Race: Anglo-Indians(Kindle Edition)
Warren
