Anglo-Indians

E403554

Anglo-Indians are a South Asian community of mixed Indian and British (or other European) ancestry, historically associated with colonial-era administrative, military, and railway services.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Anglo-Indians canonical 2
Anglo-Indian 1
Anglo-Indian community in India 1

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Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Asian ethnic group
community
ethnic group
constitutionalStatusInIndia recognized minority community
culturalFeatures Western-style dress with Indian influences
distinct cuisine blending Indian and European influences
strong tradition of music and dance
use of English as a first language by many members
diasporaCommunitiesIn Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States
ethnicity mixed Indian and European ancestry
hadReservedSeatsIn Lok Sabha
state legislative assemblies of India
hasAncestry British
European
linked to: Europeans

Indian
historicalLegalDefinitionInIndia person of European descent born in India or of mixed European and Indian descent
historicallyAssociatedWith British Raj
linked to: British India

Indian Railways
colonial India
colonial-era civil service
colonial-era military service
railway services
telegraph services
historicalOccupations clerical staff in colonial administration
non-commissioned officers in the military
railway employees
teachers in English-medium schools
telegraph operators
language Bengali
English
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
migrationWave large-scale emigration after Indian independence in 1947
notableOrganization All-India Anglo-Indian Association
populationTrend declining in India since mid-20th century due to emigration
primaryRegion India
recognizedAsMinorityIn India
religion Christianity
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
reservationProvisionArticle Article 331 of the Constitution of India
Article 333 of the Constitution of India
reservationProvisionEndedBy 104th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
reservationProvisionIntroducedBy Constitution of India
selfIdentification distinct community separate from both British and other Indian groups
typicalSurnamesInclude Brown
D'Cruz
D'Souza
Gomes
Smith
Taylor

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Auxiliary Force (India) associatedWith Anglo-Indian community in India
linked to: Anglo-Indians
Pete Best ethnicGroup Anglo-Indian
linked to: Anglo-Indians
Burghers (Sri Lanka) relatedGroup Anglo-Indians