The name is absent

The Keralite Anglo-Indians have Portuguese surnames as
distinct from Anglo-Saxon ones. They are bilingual in
English and Malayalam. They speak English as their
mother-tongue and most of the women wear Western-style
dress. Their hospitality was remarkable. (35)

During the British Raj, Keralite Anglo-Indians lived in two
political enclaves - British Malabar and the State of
Cochin and Travancore. The latter was ruled by a Rajah.
The Keralite Anglo-Indians formed an Association in 1922
with Chevalier C. Paul Luiz as President and Professor
Nunez as Secretary. The Association established an
industrial school for poor Anglo-Indian boys and girls. In
1934, the South Malabar Anglo-Indian Association was
inaugurated.

In 1936 Sir Henry Gidney, the President of the All-India
Anglo-Indian Association, visited Ernakulam and Fort Cochin
and established branches of the All-India Anglo-Indian
Association. Sir Gidney was aware of the poverty and
inadequate education levels of Keralite Anglo-Indians, and
he did not disown or discard the Keralite Anglo-Indians.
He was aware of their poverty and inadequate educational
qualifications. (36)

In 1944, Frank Anthony the President of the All India
Anglo-Indian Association visited Ernakulam, succeeding Sir
Henry as the leader of the Anglo-Indian community. Frank
Anthony

... was all praise for the Anglo-Indians of
the State at that time. (37)

In 1946, the Federated Anglo-Indian Association with its
branch associations was amalgamated with the branch of the
All-India Anglo-Indian Association. In 1949, the states of
Travancore and Cochin were integrated. The name of the new
state was Kerala. The Anglo-Indians in Kerala decided

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