Christmas in Calcutta : Anglo-Indian stories and essays / Robyn Andrews.
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TextPublisher: New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd., 2014Description: 1 online resource (xlviii, 218 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9788132118817
- 8132118812
- Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Ethnic identity
- Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Social conditions
- Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Biography
- Christian biography -- India -- Kolkata
- Community life -- India -- Kolkata
- Education -- Social aspects -- India -- Kolkata
- Kolkata (India) -- Social conditions
- Kolkata (India) -- Ethnic relations
- Kolkata (India) -- Biography
- Kolkata (India) -- Religious life and customs
- Anglo-Indiens -- Identité ethnique -- Inde -- Kolkata
- Anglo-Indiens -- Inde -- Kolkata -- Conditions sociales
- Anglo-Indiens -- Inde -- Kolkata -- Biographies
- Biographies chrétiennes -- Inde -- Kolkata
- Communauté -- Inde -- Kolkata
- HISTORY -- Asia -- India & South Asia
- Anglo-Indians
- Christian biography
- Community life
- Education -- Social aspects
- Ethnic relations
- Social conditions
- India -- Kolkata
- Angloinder
- Kalkutta
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- DS486.C2 A77 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.
Part One. Identity: Angeline : typically Anglo-Indian; Essay: Culture and identity; Irene : questions of identity -- Part Two. Faith: Dulcie : the kindness of strangers and an everyday faith; Essay: A Christian community in changing times; Jane : God-given opportunities -- Part Three. Education: Peter : the less the education, the fewer the opportunities; Michael Robertson : education and the community; Essay: Reflections on dilemmas in education; Philip : with education comes success -- Part Four. Community Care: Philomena Eaton : social service convenor extraordinaire; Essay: Community care and consolidation; Barry O'Brien : charismatic politician; Meryl : life, last days and care -- Final words: Reflections on research and the community.
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Calcutta has one of the largest Anglo-Indian populations in the world. This is a community with members who occupy a wide range of socio-economic positions and who live a variety of lives that are always nuanced by their being Anglo-Indian. However, the community has been conveniently stereotyped by the media. Christmas in Calcutta goes beyond the stereotype and delves deep in this study of the Anglo-Indian community in Calcutta. The book comprises life stories, memoir pieces and essays on issues of contemporary interest. It is organised into four sections: 'Identity' focuses on the origi.
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