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Author Andrews, Robyn.

Title Christmas in Calcutta : Anglo-Indian stories and essays / Robyn Andrews.

Publication Info. New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications Pvt Ltd., 2014.
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Description 1 online resource (xlviii, 218 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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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Subject Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Ethnic identity.
Anglo-Indians.
India -- Kolkata.
Ethnicity.
Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Social conditions.
Social conditions.
Anglo-Indians -- India -- Kolkata -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Subject Christian biography -- India -- Kolkata.
Christian biography.
Community life -- India -- Kolkata.
Community life.
Education -- Social aspects -- India -- Kolkata.
Education -- Social aspects.
Kolkata (India) -- Social conditions.
Kolkata (India) -- Ethnic relations.
Kolkata (India) -- Biography.
Kolkata (India) -- Religious life and customs.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Biographies.
Other Form: Print version: Andrews, Robyn. Christmas in Calcutta 9788132113485 (DLC) 2013040152 (OCoLC)856627359
ISBN 9788132118817 (electronic book)
8132118812 (electronic book)
9788132113485
8132113489

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