Showing posts with label anglo-indian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anglo-indian. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Anglo-Indian or Eurasian Short Stories for Summer

This summer read the short stories about an Anglo-Indian or Eurasian neighbourhood in the city of old Calcutta.
Walk down memory lane of Calcutta in the 70's to the 90's and get their warm feeling in your heart and bring alive those deep nostalgic feelings.

https://authorsdb.com/bookshelf-short-stories/23808-neighbourhood






Warren Brown latest interview by AllAuthor

Warren Brown was born in Calcutta, India. His dream as a child was to become a Storyteller and an Author like his father, Melvyn Brown. He was inspired by all the self-published authors on Amazon and Smashwords to publish his writings on Amazon.

He works about three hours a day on his writing and illustrations. He writes very often almost one hour a day. He has chosen to be an Indie Author and Publisher as he has more freedom to write and publish his writings.

At present, Warren is working on a novella as well as on a comic which is written and illustrated by him. Read full interview...

Friday, June 01, 2018

India's First Newspaper

The "Bengal Gazette", founded by James Augustus Hicky was India's First Newspaper.
Read all about James Hicky the first Newspaperman in the latest book "The Untold Story of India's First Newspaper" by Andrew Otis.

India's First Newspaper







Sunday, December 11, 2016

NEIGHBOURHOOD




This book is part of the latest collection of Anglo-Indian short stories published by Warren Brown. These short stories are based in “Anglo-Street”, which represents an Anglo-Indian neighbourhood, a fictional area in Calcutta. The places, characters and events of the short stories are all existing, living and occurring in the period of the “Golden Age of Anglo-Indians” in Calcutta, between the 1960s to the 1990s.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/warren-brown/neighbourhood-a-collection-of-three-anglo-indian-short-stories/paperback/product-22985378.html

The author has attempted to recreate a place in the fictional neighbourhood of “Anglo-Street” where all Anglo-Indians and those interested in the colourful tapestry of this mixed-race community would feel at home. Welcome to Anglo-Street, your very own Anglo-Indian neighbourhood in Calcutta.Meet the residents, learn about their lives and experience life in a place now forgotten in the corridors of time.

http://www.lulu.com/shop/warren-brown/neighbourhood-a-collection-of-three-anglo-indian-short-stories/paperback/product-22985378.html

This book is part of the latest collection of Anglo-Indian short stories published by Warren Brown #amcbuzz http://amzn.to/2ly8hdT

Sunday, April 03, 2016

Warren Recommends "A Grandmother's Legacy" by Jenny Mallin




Jenny Mallin's earliest memories are of her mother in the kitchen, tapping a wooden spoon against the side of the metal dekshi and then tasting her curry sauce, checking the seasoning. From that moment, Jenny was hooked...


With her passions for cooking, India, research and writing, the outcome has been a labour of love - a memoir that mingles the history of her family when they lived in India, with her grandmothers' recipes that were prudently passed down through the generations. Each recipe has been lovingly researched, leading Jenny on a road of discovery about her ancestors, with her grandmothers' legacy continuing to assist in providing clues to their rich and eventful past. A unique insight into five generations of an Anglo-Indian family; an evocative memoir that stirs the imagination of the reader by bringing to life her grandmothers, their lifestyle and their recipes. It's a story about these extraordinary ladies, who showed great foresight by sharing and passing their recipe book from one generation to the next... These were all ladies who were brought up during the reign of Queen Victoria and King George, fiercely loyal to their Queen (and King) and yet lived happily in their community in India, equally at home with making Yorkshire Pudding one day and a hot fiery Madras Curry the next. As proud custodian of a recipe book that dates back to 1844, Jenny has managed to share with us a glimpse into a fascinating period of time in Indian history.

Jenny has travelled extensively throughout India and has also visited many other countries, including Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, and America. Her travelogues and written anecdotes of her journeys are much enjoyed by her family and friends.

Now a writer, Jenny has had a successful career at the BBC in television production. She lives in Kingsclere with Stewart, her husband of over 30 years, and their two cats. Any spare time that she has is spent doing painting, home decorating, jewellery making, listening to music, photography and enjoying nature. 


Saturday, August 22, 2015

Happy Birthday Son











Happy Birthday Warren,

The path of life in the beginning is always narrow;
it widens as one moves along and,
every mis-step, every fall; makes one want to race
into the open miles ahead.

You have breached many a trench
in your determined efforts to move forward
in your own pace,
in your own style.

The narrow path has vanished. Now with confidence
you have stepped on the paved Road - 
the Highway is now your challenge.
I know you will make it,
taking the highway to the Galaxy.
God be with you!

-Love Dad

https://www.facebook.com/melvyn.brown.961



Sunday, June 21, 2015

Happy Father's Day


Have a very Happy Father's Day today, if you are a Father or have a Father or would like to honour the memory of your Father.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish my Dad a very Happy Father's Day. Dad lives miles away from me, but he is always on my mind and in my heart.



Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Book Review: After the Raj by Hugh Purcell

The Comments of Warren Brown on “After The Raj: The Last Stayers-On and the Legacy of British India” by Hugh Purcell

The recent book on the Anglo-Indians of India does not do justice to the community, as do so many others:

1. It is just a collection of facts gleaned from other books, written by men who have never lived in India like the stalwarts Frank Anthony among others, who made a big difference in India, as a Founder of the Frank Anthony Public schools.

2. The community has been the object of ridicule and shame for over four hundred years now, since the first British and European men had affairs with Indian women resulting in their progenies called Anglo-Indians or Eurasians.


3. Nothing new can be written about the community, but old facts in new packages. Those of us who attempt to read the books need to endure the unfair comments which the writers offer their readers, in glossy covers, with acid print.

4. Outsiders cannot do justice to the Anglo-Indian community or depict the community in the right light. It is similar to a Texan writing about an Inuit in Iceland.

5. Anglo-Indians are not a disappearing race. It is just that they are invisible. Thousands of Anglo-Indians have migrated to other parts of the world, they are still of Anglo-Indian origin, but they hold the Nationalities of other countries as they blend into world cultures. The numbers of Anglo-Indians in India are decreasing, but there is still a sizeable number present in the country, who are struggling to survive and maintain their unique identity.

6. The community originated in the 17th century. This is now the 21st century, it is time to move on, as the world changes and cultures mix more freely and the borders between countries and nations are disappearing. The community needs to move with the times and so do those outsiders who write about the "history" of the community, which has been recorded for over four centuries now.

7. Melvyn Brown, the Anglo-Indian “Chronicler of the community” may seem like a joke, to many who visit him and who hear him talk about the community and all that he has accomplished. He has done so much work over the past five decades of his life, as an individual, when organizations who carry the banner Anglo-Indian have not achieved a quarter with all the funds and resources at their disposal. Melvyn Brown has done the following in his lifetime and with more to come in the future.

- Book publishing on the community
- Lectures and seminars on the community
- Sports for the young people of the community in the 1980-1990s.
- Concerts for the Musicians and Singers of the Community from 1979- 1990s.
- Community Awards from  1979 till the present on an Annual basis.
- Assisting researchers with facts collected on the community over the last four decades.
- Christmas Trees and social gatherings for members of the community
- Several endeavours undertaken single-handedly with limited resources, but with the singular intention of Anglo-Indian Community Preservation.

How do I know that what I have described about the community in this essay is true?
I am the son of Melvyn Brown and I have lived the Anglo-Indian experience, under the guidance of this great Legend and Icon of the community.

Friday, January 23, 2015

Warren Brown Website Launched


The latest Warren Brown Author website has been launched today the 23rd of January 2015. I am happy to have successfully prepared and set-up this new Amazon author website in the first month of 2015.

The Warren Brown Amazon Author website will contain a list of my books and other writings. It will also feature my Amazon Kindle Free book promotions news and other events. Also to be featured in a few months time will be the first chapter of new books, novels and novellas, to be published on Amazon.

The Warren Brown site will also feature information for new authors, readers and fans. You are welcome to visit my site at the link given below, to share the site on social media and to join my Subscribers list or to just contact me with your interesting thoughts about my writings.
Have a Happy New Year 2015.
Warren Brown Website


Friday, November 28, 2014

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Monday, June 09, 2014

Happy Father's Day 2014


Melvyn and Warren in Calcutta, Jan 2014

On the 15th of June is Father's day. My Dad is miles away in India. I miss my Dad and my friend. I keep in touch with my Father by email and by phone every week. We have long discussions about his literary work every week. I met my Dad after five years when I visited Calcutta at the end of last year for Christmas. Happy Father's Day Dad.

A Father is a friend and mentor. Have a Happy Father's Day with your Dad or think about him if he is not with you and looks down from Heaven and guides you every step of the way.
Have a Happy Father's Day.

Get A Gift For Your Dad on Father's Day



Monday, September 09, 2013

That’s Right, Poetry Can Change Your Views of the World


Is Poetry Essential in Your Life?
That’s Right…
Poetry can take you back in time like in a Historical Poem.


That’s Right…..
Poetry can bring the feelings of love and romance into your life.
That’s Right…
Poetry can help you to appreciate the beauty in Nature.
That’s Right…
Poetry can be the Voice for a Cause in Society.

That’s Right Poetry is Essential in Your Life Because You need to Appreciate the Rhyme of Life.

Buy "The Secret Race: Anglo-Indians" Because Every Anglo-Indian Needs a Copy



The book, “The Secret Race: Anglo-Indians” IS NOT

1.       Another History book on the Anglo-Indian community.
2.       Another book about all the glorious accounts of the Anglo-Indian community.
3.       Another book about all the Glory of an Anglo-Indian.

The book, “The Secret Race: Anglo”,

IS
1.       A Personal Perspective on the Anglo-Indian community.
2.       An account of the Anglo-Indian Identity in the 21st Century.
3.       A Request for the Preservation of the dying culture and traditions of the Community.

BECAUSE


As an Anglo-Indian you need to know the present Crisis of Identity and Culture faced by the Anglo-Indian Community all over the World.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Share Your Success Story to Inspire Others Today

Everyone has a success story for the world to hear. You are invited to share your Success story with the world. If you someone with a success story tell them to visit this blog. Thank you for trying to make this world a more positive place to live. All it takes is one success story for a person to get inspired enough to change his or her life for the better. Your story may be that story which can change one person's life.

Letter of Invitation to Share Your Success Story with the World 2013

  You are invited to share your story of Success with the World. There are so many people in the world who have given up hope of succeeding in life due to their own limiting beliefs and circumstances. These broken people in the world today need to read stories of a person like yourself who has made a mark in your field of endeavour and who is making a positive difference in the world today.
  I would like to have the honour of sharing your life and success story with the world today.
  Kindly send me by email your success story or that of a family member, friend or relative, which you would like to share with the world. Please include a scanned photo or the url of a photo on the web which you would like me to include with your post on the Publish Success blog. The success story may be in the first person and the facts must be true, which is the only required condition, so that people in similar situations around the world can identify with your story or narrative.
  When your success story is published, an Award will also be featured with the blog entry. Thank you so much for your kind consideration of this humble offer, which will help to bring about more positive changes in the world today.
  Warm Regards
   Warren Brown
Warren Brown@2012. London. United Kingdom

Friday, January 04, 2013

Is the Anglo-Indian Community Disappearing?


A product of the British Empire, with a mixture of Western and Indian names, customs and complexions, 2,000 Anglo-Indians are to attend a reunion in Calcutta. But their communities in both the UK and the subcontinent are disappearing, writes Anglo-Indian Kris Griffiths.Read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20857969




Thursday, June 28, 2012

The Mixis Identity and Brand on Facebook

I recently joined a new Facebook group called Mixis. This is an interesting group which focusses on people of mixed race origins. Here are a few details about Mixis and you are welcome to join them on Facebook if you are interested in knowing more about people of mixed race origins or if you happen to be such a person. I am an Anglo-Indian of mixed race heritage and I am proud of my mixed race culture, heritage, history and traditions.

About Mixis

The Mixis Brand was created by Debbie Davis to offer products and services for an ever-growing, multi-racial and diverse market. Mixis™ represent a kaleidoscopic fusion of races, ethnicities and cultures and celebrates their collective strengths

MIXIS is a premium brand made for a rapidly
growing multi-racial, multi-ethnic and diverse market. The brand was designed to encourage dialogue so we can move beyond color for a more just and peaceful world that respects difference and our common global connection!

Houda Degas is a mix of French and Lebanese. Her friends describe her as giving, punctual, adventurous, always the first to try new things and tend to see the humorous side of life.

Rosa Dominguez Katz is a mix of Latina and Jewish. Her friends describe her as brainy, fashionable, smart, sarcastic, fun loving, bookworm, homebody.

Emerald Okada is a mix of Black American, Native American and Japanese. Her friends describe her as down to earth, energetic, passionate and friendly.

Opal Nkrumah is a mix of Ghanaian and British. Her friends describe her as independent, easy going, outgoing, serious (sometimes too serious), caring, fun loving, and adventurous.




Saturday, March 03, 2012

Engelbert Humperdinck Enters Eurovision


Anglo-Indian Englebert Humperdinck world famous crooner is the UK's entry for this year's Eurovision contest. The 75 year old singer who has two British number ones, a Golden Globe award and a Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star, alongwith 63 gold and 24 platinum records will be entering the Eurovision song contest. We wish Engelbert all the very best and do hope that he wins the Eurovison Award this year.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/music/891910-engelbert-humperdinck-it-just-felt-right-to-be-at-eurovision-song-contest#ixzz1o3UWMFAW

Marching Souls

 Does the march ever end? https://medium.com/life-torch/marching-souls-9566c7bbb661