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Anglo-Indians in 1940s
The Anglo-Indians Of Mhow

There was a time in the 40s when many Anglo-Indian families moved to Mhow. Most of them worked as railways personnel. But now, most of the families have moved abroad

Denzil Lobo
Anglo-Indians In Whitefield: Preserving The Present

Established as an Anglo-Indian village in 1800s, Whitefield in Bengaluru is now an IT hub. However, in some lanes, one can still find ‘Little Gem’ and ‘Perfect Peace’—names of houses of Anglo-Indian families

Anisha Reddy
A Novel On Anglo-Indians
The Story of McCluskieganj

Journalist Vikas Kumar Jha first visited McCluskieganj in 1990 to write a story for a magazine. But he fell in love with the unique Anglo-Indian town and ended up writing a novel that has won many awards and accolades

Vikas Kumar Jha
McCluskieganj
Heterotopia

A world within a world is running out of time. But the voices of McCluskieganj’s past continue to resonate within its ruins, even as development takes over

Chinki Sinha
Opinion
The Future Of Anglo-Indians In India

Where are Anglo-Indians, as a community, heading? What does the future hold for them? Will they be around or would they be relegated to the pages of history books?

Harry Maclure

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Updated: 29 Apr 2016 9:01 pm

Madhya Pradesh
Serendip Beckons

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s dream of building a Sita Mata temple in Sri Lanka may finally come true. Chouhan laid the foundation stone in 2010 and donated Rs 1 crore towards its construction but had faced opposition from a Buddhist math in the neighbourhood, which feared that the temple architecture would not gel with the Buddhist structures around. Now, accompanied by BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, a top IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh has gone to Sri Lanka to sort it out. They are accompanied by a Bangalore-based architect whose design will hopefully be accepted by the math authorities.