The Station at Timeline 11:28 should read Kazipet Railway Station and not Nampally Station, Hyderabad
@bhanuprasad4444
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather - AH Rao worked as Chief Controller of Adra Division until early 70's. I remember my father telling about Many Anglo Indian colleagues of my grandpa. This topic always brings a note on their sincerity, camaraderie and professionalism. Such a beautiful community who gave importance to the land they lived
@Lucknowchokra
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments
@skyflash.ainsley1483
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I'm a grandson of a Watch and Ward, (now RPF) sub-inspector and a 'A' Grade Steam Driver on the 'Mysore State Railway' (MSR)
@fredericklawson880
4 жыл бұрын
The railway in India was a brotherhood for AI men who were employed on it throughout the nation. AI families who lived in the many railway colonies, knew each other. Their children grew up together in the same schools, churches and institutions. My father served almost his entire life on the Central Railway at Jhansi. His father was also employed on the old GIP Railway at Bhusawal. We joined the exodus of AI people out of India in the mid 1960's. A way of life had ended. Thanks for the memories.
@warden2351
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind remembrance. My immediate ancestors served in the East Indian and East Bengal railway networks as did my wife's family. We are the last of that vanishing breed. Best regards.
@potlavenkatappaiah4198
3 жыл бұрын
the DORNAKAL RAILWAY JN also there . with XD locos,number of anglo indian drivers ,guards and other staff worked.it is the memory of my childhood
@musicmania1959
4 жыл бұрын
My cousins studied in La Martiniere school Lucknow in the 50s and 60s - names David , Yvonne and Patsy Hessing( Dutch extract). Dutre ( spelling to be excused for obvious reasons) was the principal. Lotsa healthy competition between LMS and SFS. Great times and unforgettable too. I grew up in Jabalpur And Nagpur in that order. St Aloysius and SFS. I am extremely for that education which helped me get into IIT and follow my Dads profession of Civil Engineering . Presently a consultant in Dubai. My Dad was in the PWD and we moved through the entire state of MP. Places were Katni, Mandla. Jub, Bilaspur, Rewa, Gwalior, Indore , Bhopal . It was a fantastic childhood - most unforgettable living in palatial bungalows with perks- courtesy the legacy of the Raj. Also unforgettable dances and shows in Jub, Bilaspur, Katni. Dad and Mom never missed the 31st Dance wherever they were. They even travelled 100 miles Rewa to Allahabad. The railway was the greatest legacy of the raj and spawned the Anglo Indian culture we know . The Anglo Indians did contribute to the Railways big time but more than that it is education, English Language , Sports particularly field Hockey. Athletics was dominated by the likes of Liz Davenport . Hockey by Leslie Claudius from Bilaspur. The Pierce brothers from Nagpur taught the convicts of Australia Hockey . They upset our party in a field we dominated for 40 years. Another secret - The British govt wanted to give Anglo Indians the Andamans as a homeland , however our founding fathers led by the Mahatma turned it down . My Maternal Uncle even bought a plot in Port Blair . The British then favoured Australia particularly Perth as a haven. Before I sign off as an engineer I want to make a comment on the Darjeeling Railway . The inspiration came from he Governors Wife for the system . God bless her soul. Regards to Lucknow Chokra and Terry Morris for keeping the flag flying.
@eugeneellis3399
3 жыл бұрын
I was enjoying your article until I reached the past where you mentioned the “Convicts of Australia” . That is extremely ill-informed and makes me doubt whether you were really educated at the IIT. Such comments should not be made by a seemingly educated person.
@eugeneellis3399
3 жыл бұрын
......reached the part
@musicmania1959
3 жыл бұрын
@@eugeneellis3399 . Your caustic comments have taken me by surprise. The reference to Australia was made with a deep sense of humour and bonhomie which most Anglo Indians possess in abundance. Please educate yourself on what the prestigious institute of IIT offers - Just Engineering not a major in History. Australia was founded as a Penal Colony which is an unalienable fact . Subsequent enlightened policies by the Governors of the Colony made the country grow into what it is now. Ian Botham in a manner of fun stated ' 22000 convicts were watching 11 convicts in a cricket match of the ashes. There was no Hullabaloo , just a lot of fun . So chill out and be an Anglo Indian .
@TimsOlf
Ай бұрын
Music mania. I agree with. U . We hav a sense of humour ND we always.spoke of . Aussies as colony of convicts. So b it
@vijaypimputkar
6 жыл бұрын
Great and Respectful Contributors for our Railways. Should be remembered and put up in modern day India history. I am a big fan of Railways since I use to Stay near Railway Station. My Father use to take me & My Sister to Railway Station to watch Trains. I am still keen in travelling in trains my school, college & job. Today i travel with new comforts for job purpose & also serious about all the things involved. Still my childhood memoirs of watching/spotting engine driver/fireman, Guard, push cart, portors, cabin (A & B) man and that oil red+ Green lamps. Each Profession of Railway from top to bottom is respected job & was created by Anglo-Indians. I Sincerely thank Anglo-Indian Society who gave us huge contribution to Our Railways, and also stayed back in India. Thanks for Video ,Memoirs of Anglo-Indian-Railway Society/People .God Bless you All where-ever you are.
@warden2351
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for your kind words and remembrance. I am sure the spirit of Anglo-Indian railwaymen lives on in the Indian Railways' family of today. Railwaymen are a unique clan in societies worldwide but in India it is the net that binds the nation together. Best regards.
@TheCocobana
3 жыл бұрын
Christmas was a magical time for us Railway Children... one week of entertainment for the Railway Children held at the Byculla Mechanics..l Sports Day... Talent Evening... Fancy Dress Evening and other programmes ending with a fantastic Christmas Party when we met Santa ... And yes, the New Year's Eve Dance... Christmas Eave MidNight Mass at St Anne's Church in the open air .. this was Christmas.. it looked like a great big CHristmas Card.... and walking home after Church ... singing carols and opening the gifts that Santa had left while we were at Church...
@johnsampson7426
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather, the lt Daniel Washington, was an A grade driver and was head quartered at Asansol way back in the 70s. We went to Dr. Graham's Homes, Kalimpong but winter holidays were often spent in the Railway Colony on GT Road. Great childhood memories.
@Lucknowchokra
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@TheCocobana
3 жыл бұрын
It was great to hear The Railway Children ... I wrote the words for this song .... Terry wrote the music and produced the finished product. Thank you... I was educated in Oak Grove... the Railway School in Jharipani, Mussoorie... we came from all over India to this great school... still going even today. I miss those days of Anglo India... Thank you for putting these great stories together to keep our history alive .. thank you Terry for your Anglo Indian Forever... and other songs for our Community.
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video. I too loved the words of your song. My co-producer Peter Moore also comes from a Railway family and provide great assistance with the technical detail
@musicmania1959
4 жыл бұрын
I wish we could have some contribution from central India. I grew up in Jabalpur ,Nagpur and Bilaspur. The AngloIndian presence was large in these areas because of the Railway,Army Cantonment and Armament factories. Good fun and memorable days. Keep it going Terry
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
So nice of you
@TheCocobana
3 жыл бұрын
I agree... It was great watching this video..
@waynefernandez4188
3 жыл бұрын
A superb video accompanied by excellent music highlighting the good old days, eyes were moist watching this. Thank you for reminding us of our great heritage⛪😭😍😍😍
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the memories
@johnmoses5317
4 жыл бұрын
This is quite a nostalgic video. I am so glad I bumped into it through a link on Facebook. Nostalgic because my grandfather was a Guard based at Bitragunta and I remember my mom telling me about the families with the surnames like Birds, De Silva (both A De Silva and B or P De Silva), Heltdt, Rogers. My grandfather's name was D.K.Samuel and my mom and her siblings studied at the railway school. My mom's brother and her great grand mother are buried in the cemetry that was in the video. Thank you so much for this video.
@Lucknowchokra
Жыл бұрын
I am glad the video brought back good memories
@aurindompalit
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and awesome research work. I also grew up in Alambagh Railway colony, Lucknow. The Railway quarters were constructed somewhere abt in 1910. My grandfather moved into that quarter in abt just before 1947. My father also worked in Charbagh Loco Workshop and lived the same quarter until 2017. I never saw the glorious days but have heard from my father about it. We had two lawns on 2 sides of our bungalow and in the days of the Raj and after that as well it was maintained by gardners with flowers and according to my grandfather our quarter was famous as "phoolon wali Kothi" in the Alambagh Railway colony. Please comment if anyone is from Alambagh railway colony Lucknow.
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your encouraging comments
@indrarajchatterjee5247
3 жыл бұрын
Remarkable historical facts presentation on Indian Railways for further studies and research. Their contribution for the huge Railway network in India always remain proud memories to each real Aryas.HAR HAR Mahadev BandeMataram Jai Shri RAM.
@gsprasanna6382
3 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put together facts and tribute to a great community we lost because of their migration to other countries for better prospects! I remember them as a kid being Engine drivers of important Express and Mail trains. They were also very talented musicians, dancers and great sportsman. May they prosper wherever they are.
@AuriArun
3 жыл бұрын
Grandpa Leonard Henry Marklew brought one of the first steam engines to the railways junction Adra...the engine is still parked at the Railway Museum there...
@manutrivedi1891
3 жыл бұрын
Really. Did he weep at Independence? Just curious.
@AuriArun
3 жыл бұрын
@@manutrivedi1891 tears of joy as our inclusiveness as Indians paved our freedom 🙏
@manutrivedi1891
3 жыл бұрын
@@AuriArun clever bugger. Inclusiveness my foot.
@AuriArun
3 жыл бұрын
@@manutrivedi1891 Thanks for the kindness it expresses character volumes 🙏
@bhanuprasad4444
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Arun, My Grandpa was Chief Controller of Adra division in 60's. Can you help me get more info from Adra ?
@shankarchat
Жыл бұрын
I was born and brought up in the railway town of Chittaranjan (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works). Some driver surnames I still remember are Macrahan, Powell & Francis. Some family friends were Agassis, Ellises, Lobos and Griersons
@Lucknowchokra
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments
@spitfire4474
2 жыл бұрын
🙏 beautiful pictures of my favourite engine WP 🙏🙏🙏
@lindasladen7860
27 күн бұрын
Beautiful information. I remember my dad working on the steam engine, my mum as Rly.school teacher and we were all born in the Rly. Quarters.seening this video brings back memories of my childhood days in the Rly.colony.
@Lucknowchokra
11 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@sherylassey5505
4 ай бұрын
When I saw the name basin bridge station it brought tears to me because I was born and lived in the railway quarters in the year 62 and in 63 my dad became a 'A' driver till 86. Those good olden days are not the same now days.😢
@maureensamson4863
Ай бұрын
Daddy was stationed at Air Force station Avadi ... 1952 to 1956 . In travelling from Avadi to Madras stations we passed Basin Bridge Station . Presume it's the same one !
@Lucknowchokra
11 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@charlottegardner1249
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks this is great I had an Uncle who was a DRM and my father's sister's husband worked on the railway too so did some Uncles and it is so great to see such fun things written, nice memory and truly Anglos did a lot not only for India but for the world???
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@gloriasnell405
3 жыл бұрын
We had some Gardners in Dhond but I don't remember their names and their Aunty was Miss West who sold the place to a Dias Fly. Were they relate to you just want to know
@tangomedialuz3027
6 жыл бұрын
A wonderful presentation of Anglos and the railway. Thank you ... My Father worked for the BNR and in somewhere around the 50's his train, which I guess was Hindu, was derailed by Muslims and he fell into the boiler. He survived with hideous burns to his body after being pulled out by his Khalasi. His Khalasi however never made it.
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments and the sad account of your Father who endured such a tragic accident in perilous circumstances. I hope he survived to enjoy his days with his family and that the Railways looked after him
@tangomedialuz3027
6 жыл бұрын
Lucknow Chokra Yes... He survived and we all moved to Perth in the 1953. My maternal grandparents (Samuel James Hall.... shown in your video.... Roley Sharpe is my cousin) and family paved the way some years earlier.
@joanyeowardthapa860
6 жыл бұрын
I come from a Railway Family and I too have retired from the North Eastern Railway. I love everything about the Railways.
@nandiniroy597
3 жыл бұрын
@@tangomedialuz3027 p
@tez1051
6 жыл бұрын
Great video Clayton,very well presented and thank you for helping to keep the wonderful memories of our community alive.Also thanks for including some of my songs in it.
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Terry for your continuing support. Your songs were particularly appropriate for this video and greatly appreciated. The feedback I have received confirms this
@gloriasnell405
3 жыл бұрын
I miss the good old days who thought they would be gone so soon. Lot of child hood memories of the Rly colony and fun times we had in Dhond, Lonavla and Bombay where my father and husband worked
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
I am glad the video revived some fond memories
@TheCocobana
3 жыл бұрын
I to am am a Railway Colony child. I lived in the Berkley Place which was knocked down and replaced... those were the good old days in Byculla with so many Railway people and the AI schools... We were the fortunate ones who experienced such a rich and wonderful life... and I do not mean wealth
@gloriasnell405
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheCocobana my aunt and uncle lived in Berkeley Rly Qrts in the 50's the place was very nice and I remember the garden in the corner on the left side when you enter the Rly Qrts. Do you remember a Roshan Kapadia who stayed there and the Ellis Fly. Just wanted to know
@TheCocobana
3 жыл бұрын
Hullo Gloria, I remember the name Kapadia... and I remember the Ellis' too... though not too well... I was there from the age of about 4 to 14 and returned when I was 18... I am Carolyn Fraser... we lived in F-17... Yes, I remember the Garden on one side and the play ground on the other .. swings, see saws, slide monkey bars etc..... I learned how to ride a bicycle here and Kenny Matthews was my teacher... making kul kuls at the Matthews place and then ours... The Dobsons, Crookes, Munroes, Woods, Wiggins, Hattons, Gordons, Bailey, Cowell, Naidus, Santos, Coutinho... lovely memories Gloria.
@gloriasnell405
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lucknowchokra is there any way we can track our friends and families please let me know Thank you God bless
@roystanlaporte7703
6 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Was always fascinated by the railways and our community's role. A MUST SEE for all anglos. There is a romance about the railways that touches the soul and excites the heart! Our community truly owned the railways - trains, engines, yards, colonies and the 'railway institutes' that witnessed many a happy night of dance and music. A well done presentation!
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your encouraging comments. It was a pleasure to shine a light on such an important chapter of Anglo-Indian history
@indranilchatt12
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Very informative vdo. Appreciate.
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Indrani chatt
@dorothymcmenamin7911
6 жыл бұрын
A very true account of those families involved in the railways and its history. Well done everyone, lots of friends names involved. Great stuff especially lovely voice Vanessa Bourne!
@warden2351
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind and encouraging words Dorothy. Glad you liked it. Kindest regards, Peter M.
@judefernandez827
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video of the Anglo -Indian contribution to Indian Railways My father Max Fernandez was a driver on the electric trains on the TBM to MSB line in the 60s I recognised Pat Fuller and remember him well and also his younger brother Noel TBM had a big railway colony and almost every other house had an Anglo -Indian family .I remember the running bungalow and the box boys and call boys Tambaram was a lovely peaceful and happy place in those days .Thank you very much for the memories
@dhurjati189
3 жыл бұрын
Proud of the Community s contribution to indian Railways,esp. Steam engine trains
@georgejoseph7263
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful memories.
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they are!
@manutrivedi1891
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Wish the british were still around?
@derekmichaeldcosta2350
6 жыл бұрын
John Masters an Englishman who served in the British Army in India during WW II has written a beautiful book called 'Bhowani Junction' featuring the army and the railway of India. He talks about the 'Up' & 'Down' mail trains from Bombay to Delhi, and the Anglo-Indians of India figure prominently in the novel! A Must Read! Derek Michael D'Costa, SJEHS'63, IIT-Kgp'69, P.Eng'76, FEC'09, OVSA'10, PEO-WTC'18. Toronto, Canada, July 30, 2018. Celebrating 50 years in Toronto, Canada in 2019.
@joanyeowardthapa860
6 жыл бұрын
I read the book and saw the movie quite a few times, enjoyed every bit of it.
@derekmichaeldcosta2350
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for replying Joanyeoward: I've read the novel thrice, and liked it better with each successive reading. However, I've yet to see the movie. Derek
@medstud8358
4 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that Bhowani was inspired from Jhansi
@warden2351
3 жыл бұрын
John Masters' father was the British Colonel and Commanding Officer of the 16th. Rajputs, Indian Army, in 1914 when John was born in Fort William, Calcutta. His mother had Anglo-Indian ancestry which was concealed/denied by the family for the usual reasons of racism and snobbery in that age ( still done today for the same reason). Masters himself was subjected to prejudice during his military career which is why he never made the Army his career and ended up living in America. He consistently wrote of Anglo-Indians in pejorative terms and did not see himself as one. "Bhowani Junction" is an interesting story depicting a certain age and little-known community, but it is a work of fiction - the movie even more so - from which no historical validity can be drawn.
@rogeranthony3649
4 жыл бұрын
Good information, even thou inot an anglo -indian but i am from Kharagpur the anglo Indian railway town and many of my family memberz worked in railways ..including my father..
@robinsurro9280
Жыл бұрын
Iam very happy to see this video
@Lucknowchokra
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@jamesthompson3881
4 жыл бұрын
My late Dad Joseph Terence Charles Thompson was from Banglore.. Born on 13.05.1912.studied at St Joseph's and taught there before joining the British army.. Was POW in Malaya in the 2nd WW. as SSM Class 1..returned to India after the war and returned to Malaysia as a teacher, married and settled down in Segamat, Johore. He passed away on 16.10.1997
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your interesting comments about your late Dad. He must have led an eventful life, Regards, Lucknow Chokra
@ampm1005
4 жыл бұрын
It was wise decision to leave. India is going from bad to worse . Nice video and thank you for your community's hard work,dedication and honesty.May God bless you all and keep you all safe and happy.
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton
@jaikumard1393
2 жыл бұрын
Very informative
@soumyaji2008
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks is not enough for such a Informative Video...Background Music is Awesome...
@TimsOlf
Ай бұрын
. Superb
@johnmitchell741
3 жыл бұрын
My father in law was a boxing champion in Indian Anglo Indian
@78flaxman
6 жыл бұрын
nice presentation . liked the song too
@noelbernardmontrose8885
6 жыл бұрын
GOD BLESS U.......................
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Noel and God Bless, to you too
@Micky1234able
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for sharing this extremely informative video. I am from Assam and for the past several years have been trying to trace the history of my grandfather, the late Robert Percy Douglas. I've been told he along with his brother came from Scotland to Lucknow and worked in the railways. My granddad, I've been told, came to Dibrugarh in Assam as a bridge engineer and later settled in a small town called Makum where he married a local lady from Dibrugarh. And that's how my Anglo-Indian lineage came to be. I was wondering if you, being from Lucknow, could help out in this regard. Will really appreciate any small help. Thanks!
@warden2351
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Micky, I contributed to this production with Clayton; glad you like it. Have you tried "www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/" and FIBIS "www.fibis.org/" the 'Families in British India Society'. Both websites have access to railway company staff records but mainly of covenanted staff (i.e. those employed directly from the UK on contract). Locally-emp[loyed British and Anglo-Indian staff are not recorded. Both sites have access to military service records and, of course, the The National Archives, UK, has births, marriages and death in the UK of British-born ancestors. You need as much info. as possible, especially dates/places of birth, regimental numbers etc.. It is a hard slog, but the more details you have the better the chance of tracking them down. Also try "india-request@rootsweb,com"
@Micky1234able
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot mate.
@indiarising9201
4 жыл бұрын
Another well presented doco Clayton...well done!
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mark. There are so many true stories out there that are crying out to be told
@amarnathsarvepalli3384
3 жыл бұрын
One cannot forget the important role of Anglo Indians in the history of Railways,in the past 90% express/mail trains was manned by Anglo Indians only,my Grandfather was a HOD in 1940s in Calcutta's HQ of then Bengal Nagpur Railways.A few of his friends were AngloIndians at Calcuutta&Kharagpur etc,&had respect for them.Bitragunta (AP)is another place having more than 50% population ofAI,who worked in the huge Locoshed&transhipment station 4 duty change of train crew&guards,a large numbers settled down at Bittagunta.-SAN-07/11/2020.
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your positive and interesting memories of AIs in the railways
@sakshimahirah2012
8 ай бұрын
Thankyou sooo much ❤
@Lucknowchokra
6 ай бұрын
Always welcome
@TimsOlf
Ай бұрын
Both my g pas. Tims ND. Thompson were ace dvrs on . Southern rlys from. 1903 nd1906. Both had unble.ished.records of service. After this no one on either side joined the rlys. Hence to give my 2 young sons a feel 9f what they went thru when our . Troop train which started at . Gauhati for . Jamnagar on 22 . Dec 76. I put them in the engine an old w. P class for one whole day to give them an idea of what life was.for the.crew. they were thrilled but totally exhausted having spent almost 8 hrs. They were just 8 ND 10 yrs old. This. I cld do coz it was.a . Troop special. Sadly the dvr ND crew were not . A. Is. We took 9 days.to reach . Jamnagar in Gujrat.
@Lucknowchokra
11 күн бұрын
Glad you liked the video
@johnmitchell741
3 жыл бұрын
My wife’s grandfather was station master at kharagpur Anglo Indian Woodhouse
@johnstrong6714
4 ай бұрын
Is it the same Marklew from Kharagpur this Rly Colony had the best class of Anglos never to be seen in other Rly Colonies
@RakeshSharma-xs3vb
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks dear. I m a railway lover. Still remember Howrah Delhi Kalka Mails . Saheb drivers. Guards with their shining badges. Attended by the Station Master Etawah at 2.20pm sharp. Punjab Mails grand journey from Lucknow to Howrah 8pm sharp at Moghulsarai .Arrival Howrah at 7am 1hour 20 minutes long stay at Old Delhi to enable passengers to enjoy their dinner at beautiful well kept restaurant at Main Platform of Delhi jn. BOMBAY Calcutta Mail 10am at Allahabad to.leave.for Jabalpur .Frontier Mail MathuratoBaroda...Karomondal ..Madras to Howrah .Grand GT express to Madras. Change to Madras Benglore Mail overnight..Old Toofan via Agra cantt Patna Old UpperIndia express via Varansi to Howrah connecting Delhi to Varansi..Bombay Hyderabad express via Dond. Solapur..Bombay Madras mail.via Gooty Guntakal ..Lost in thoughts..Metergauge connecting Rajsthan cities lovely Ajmer station on way to Ahemdabad by Delhi Ahemdabad .. Agra Ahemdabad Mail trains. FLYINGRANI TO AMRITSAR..MEMORIES
@Lucknowchokra
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments
@Tom-ds5uk
Ай бұрын
There was a Indian film ‘Julie’ on this.
@Lucknowchokra
11 күн бұрын
Thanks for your comments
@user-cp3wc5yj3g
4 жыл бұрын
Although the Anglo-Indians are well known, another Eurasian community in India is almost irrecognisable today. Anglo-Indians has paternal European ancestors, it must be noted that in the early Portuguese conquest, thousands of women of European descent were married to influential Maratha families in the Konkan, today these are a distinct caste amongst Hindus and completely assimilated in the society. These ladies were called the Orfas del Rei, the orphans of the king, and were originally from the catholic parts of Europe. The high caste Hindus who married them were ostracised initially for 6 generations, however they renterered the mainstream Hindu system again in the 19th centuries.
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for highlighting this little known and interesting page of India's history
@user-cp3wc5yj3g
4 жыл бұрын
@@Lucknowchokra It is interesting to note that in both the AngloIndian and those of Orfas del Rei descent, records of maternal lineage have been lost. The only evidence remaining is the distinct skin tone and facial features, as well as peculiar domestic words of European origin regularly used in the Marathi spoken by these castes. In both instances paternal history is well recorded.
@Lucknowchokra
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-cp3wc5yj3g A loss indeed. More information about the maternal side would have presented a more balanced history
@user-cp3wc5yj3g
4 жыл бұрын
@@Lucknowchokra In those days, both the European and Hindu civilisations were largely patriarchal, sadly women didn't matter much.
@ninaclemente5944
Жыл бұрын
Anglo Indians remained on the railways, one of the poorest paying jobs in India, as there was scant choice for them. They did get a railway house on nominal rent, which saved them from being relegated to terrible premises in the local suburbs. It was a horrendous life, where people worked all hours, in all weathers for a pittance. Anglo Indians remain India's forgotten people. Since Independence there has been a determined effort to diminish anything that is not Hindu.
@soumyaji2008
6 жыл бұрын
Sir, Do you have any Information about the 1964 Train Accidents at Dhanuskodi?(Rameshwaram Dhanuskodi Passenger) Who were the Steam Loco Driver and Fireman ?? R they Anglo-Indians?? Please reply..
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
I do not have information relating to the 1964 Train Accidents at Dhanuskodi? but will contact my friends
@soumyaji2008
6 жыл бұрын
@@Lucknowchokra Thank you very much...pls try to collect the information...I shall be grateful to U
@Lucknowchokra
6 жыл бұрын
Please send me your email address and I will forward you some information
@soumyaji2008
3 жыл бұрын
@@Lucknowchokra Please mail at soumyaji2008@gmail.com regarding any Information about the 1964 Train Accidents at Dhanuskodi?(Rameshwaram Dhanuskodi Passenger) ,Who were the Steam Loco Pilot and Fireman ?? R they Anglo-Indians??
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@Lucknowchokra
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There are allover the world
@johnstrong6714
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Would that be George Marklew
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