McCluskieganj, a favourite haunt for birdwatchers, was born out of the Anglo-Indian community’s desire to have a niche of its own on Indian soil. Centuries back, during the early days of colonialism in the Indian subcontinent, the community was formed as a result of interracial marriages and liaisons between white European men and local Indian women.
Apprehensive of losing their job quotas and cultural distinctiveness in the post-colonial India, a large number of Anglo-Indians emigrated to the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia in the 1940s. Nevertheless, many community members stayed back either due to their pecuniary constrains or for their rootedness in the ‘motherland.’
