to a one-parent family. Her mother was a seamstress. She
had a British surname.
105______Anglo-Indian woman 20 Christian Calcutta 9
Auoust
She was studying shorthand-typing. Both parents were
living in a Railway Colony in West Bengal. Unable to
write in an Indian language. She spoke fluent English
but could not write English very well.
106______Anglo-Indian girl 16 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She was studying shorthand-typing, telephone and telex
operating and computing. She could not write in an
Indian language. Both parents lived in Orissa State but
were unemployed.
107 Anglo-Indian girl 16 Christian Calcutta 9 August
She was an excellent typist and could write in English
and Hindi. She had no Secondary School Leaving
Certificate, because she had dropped out of school and
had worked in a shop. She enjoyed discussing books and
listened to music.
108 Anglo-Indian woman 35 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She was educated in Kalimpong. Spoke English and Nepali,
and worked as a servant in a Bengali family's home. Her
father was an Englishman. She said, "I am still waiting
for him to come and take me to England."
109 Anglo-Indian girl 11 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She was barely literate in English. She came from a
broken-family background. Her teacher described her:
She is always running out of class and
wandering around in the school grounds. She
does not want to study. She is very
disturbed. However, the girl will draw a few
pictures during the interview for you. She
likes to draw and we often find her
expressing herself through her drawings.
110______Anglo-Indian girl 6 Christian Calcutta 9 August
Her father was unemployed. She was studying shorthand
-typing, telex and telephone operating. She was unable
to write in an Indian Language. Her English was very
limited. She spoke English laced with Bengali words.
Ill Anglo-Indian girl 13 Christian Calcutta 9 August
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