Showing posts with label angloindians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label angloindians. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 05, 2016

FLOOD WATERS- An Anglo-Indian Short Story

FLOOD WATERS (ANGLO-INDIAN SHORT STORIES- SERIES- 1 EPISODE 2) Kindle Edition




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.

˃˃˃ The Waters Rise
The Waters snake through the streets of the City of Calcutta. The rains are not stopping. The heavens have opened for the last two days and there does not seem to be any sign of the rainfall stopping soon

˃˃˃ Thunder and Lightning
Nancy always wondered when she cried why Jesus had taken her mother from her, when she wanted her mother to hold her and love her every day. Her mother would kiss her and bless her before putting Nancy to sleep every night. Her Dad would now tuck her into bed after telling her a story if he was not too tired.

˃˃˃ Hunger After The Rains
“Biriyani Mahal” and “Tandoor House” on Free School Street is crowded with people eating warm and freshly prepared food. It seems that everyone in the city is hungry after two days of heavy rain and cold damp weather.

Read Book 1: SECRET PICTURE
Enjoy the stories of the characters, living their lives at Anglo-Street in Calcutta, India #amcbuzz http://amzn.to/1RCvM1F

Secret Picture- An Anglo-Indian Short Story

SECRET PICTURE (ANGLO-INDIAN SHORT STORIES- SERIES- 1 EPISODE 1) Kindle Edition




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.

Enjoy the stories of the characters, living their lives at Anglo-Street, which is a neighbourhood which is fully populated by members of the Anglo-Indian community. In the past there were several areas in Calcutta, Delhi, Bombay and Madras which had neighbourhoods with Anglo-Indian residents.

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.

Dedication

To Anglo-Indians, Eurasians and Mixed-Races

Past, Present and Future

In

India and the Rest of the World

“Be Proud of Your Identity”

Read Book 2: FLOOD WATERS
These short stories are based in “Anglo-Street”, which represents an Anglo-Indian neighbourhood #amcbuzz http://amzn.to/1UGtGAt

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.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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Anglo-Indians are the only English speaking, Christian community in India, whose Mother tongue is English and who have a Western lifestyle in the sub-continent of India. Anglo-Indians originated during the Colonial period in India. When British soldiers and traders had affairs or married Indian women their offspring came to be known as Anglo-Indians or Eurasians in history.

Friday, January 04, 2013

Anglo-Indians "Blending Into" Indian Society

Anglo-Indians in India have no alternative but to adapt and try to blend into Indian culture. Anglo-Indians are timid of standing out in Indian society. Anglo-Indian women ( like my Mum and my wife and all the other women of the community had to start wearing the salwar kameez) were also open to humiliation and ridicule by Indian men if they wore blouses, dresses and skirts. I recall several incidents of having elbowed out of the way, Indian men who would come out of their way to walk into my mother and my wife. Wearing the salwar kameez and trying to speak the lingo is just one of the ways which Anglos in India have to adapt in order to "blend in" to Indian society. Anglo-Indians in India and abroad are nervous of revealing their humble origins. There are still large numbers of Anglo-Indians in India and all across the globe who are still proud of being Anglo-Indian(in their own homes and in groups) and the race is not dying out, it is just disappearing from public view. I call Anglo-Indians, "The Secret Race" for this reason, which is also why the book has been ridiculed by many who insist that the book does not do the community justice. I grew up in India, my Dad is a well known personality so I do know exactly what I am writing about. The writer of the article definitely needs to get to know more Anglo-Indian families in India.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20857969

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




Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Genealogy website

I have just updated my Squidoo lens on Genealogy. I have added a lot of new and interesting information, which can help you to discover more about your family history.

http://www.squidoo.com/ancestralgenealogy



Friday, September 25, 2009

List of my Poems from my New book

CONTENTS

1. The Legend of the Robbing Hood
2. The Right Advice
3. The Poetics of Jealousy
4. Feeding the Flames of Love
5. An Invitation to Life
6. Get Singed with the Fires of Happiness
7. Shut the Door on Unhappiness
8. Walk Both Paths
9. Always Other People
10. The Screaming Solution
11. A Little Difference
12. An Average Life
13. The Magnetic Person
14. The Winged Messenger
15. Prefer Success
16. The Collective Mind
17. The Humour of Personality
18. Anger of the Apes
19. Spaces in the Mind
20. I Believe in Miracles
21. The Adventurer Always Moves Ahead
22. The United Family Poem
23. The Doomsday Myth
24. Experience the Flames of Happiness
25. Accommodation Needed
26. Face in the Tree
27. Your Mind
28. Life by Cell Phone
29. The Artist
30. Life of Tim
31. Our Lives in Tune
32. In This Life
33. Life Is A Circus
34. But….
35. Five Purses of Verses
36. God Bless the Stress
37. The Uncommon Crow
38. Rose Bouquet
39. Don’t Drive Drunk
40. Meditation On Temptation
41. Ten Clerihew For You
42. The Nature Hymn
43. Seed of Destiny
44. Alive With You O Lord!
45. History of the Secret Race: Anglo-Indians
46. God Makes the Rule
47. Anglo-Indian Limericks
48. A Vision of You
49. Lady of the Sea
50. Anglos of India: Will the Race Survive?
51. Guardian Angel Protect Madeliene
52. Eclipse of the Sun
53. Eclipsing the Moment
54. The Lion and the Eclipse
55. Eclipsing the Love
56. The Spaces in the Mind
57. The Superhero Menace
58. Power and Ambition
59. The Way of the Boxer
60. The Ninjas and the Shoguns
61. The Crime of Rhyme
62. The Piccadilly Line
63. The Chippie Shop
64. Ye Olde English Pub
65. The Glimmer of the Cinema
66. Britain’s Got Valiant Talent
67. Quantum of Wallace
68. The Chronicles of Morgana
69. The Easter Resurrection
70. Our Great Pontiff Enters Heaven
71. London Historica or The History of London
72. UFOs and Parallel Universe
73. Genghis Khan the Barbarian King
74. Elvis the King of Rock and Roll
75. The Millionaire Method

View my Book- A Romantic Time for Rhyme and Success Poetry by Warren Brown



Sunday, February 10, 2008

Anglo-Indian

This is a poem on the Anglo-Indians.

Who are the Anglo-Indians?

Anglo-Indians are a minority race in India, who are the only race whose mother-tongue is English and who have urban origins and who are Christian by faith. Anglo-indians are the result of affairs and marriages, during Colonial times in India from 1600 AD when the British were in India. British soldiers had children from Indian women, their progeny came to be known as Anglo-Indians.

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Marching Souls

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