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

By:

Andrews, Robyn

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2014Description: xlviii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9788132113485 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.147 AND 23 009663

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 origins, characteristics and the constitutional definition of the community, 'Faith' or specifically the practice of Christianity, is the subject of study in the second section, 'Education' points out some of the failings of the education system for the communityand the final section, 'Community Care', talks about Anglo-Indian care and the consolidation of their community through this care. By drawing on the vital lives of real individuals, the author hopes that there is a change to the lens through which these people of India are viewed."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	954.147 AND 009663 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009663

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212) and index.

"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 origins, characteristics and the constitutional definition of the community, 'Faith' or specifically the practice of Christianity, is the subject of study in the second section, 'Education' points out some of the failings of the education system for the communityand the final section, 'Community Care', talks about Anglo-Indian care and the consolidation of their community through this care. By drawing on the vital lives of real individuals, the author hopes that there is a change to the lens through which these people of India are viewed."--Publisher description.

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