New Delhi's and DevlalizS respondent's averages were
closest to the global average; those of Faridabad and
Madras were well-above the global average; Coonoor and
Bombay were well below it. A further inspection of the bar
chart demonstrates that there is little difference between
the North (New Delhi), East (Calcutta), South (Cochin), but
there is a disparity with the West (Bombay).
Although the controversy still exists in India, the
respondents most frequently estimated the size of the
community as 300,000 people.
2.4. The size of the Anglo-Indian community in 1990
Summing up, the average was 385,687 people with a standard
deviation of 251,540. The mode was 300,000 and so was the
median. Therefore, from the statistical evidence offered
an estimate size of the Anglo-Indian community in India was
not below 300,000 or above 400,000. (22) The size was not
as small as most influential Anglo-Indians thought it to
be. Anglo-Indian educational policy makers would now be
convinced that there was a need to review educational
policies, and to reduce the friction which existed between
the various associations.
This not inconsiderable size should convince educational
policy makers in the community, that a large pool of
potential scholars who needed further and higher Education
was being held back. The unequal opportunities offered to
Anglo-Indians to study in their own schools prevented the
exploitation of the rich talent locked within the
community.
The next section describes the crucial role size and
ethnicity could play in steering the process of curriculum
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