Her home town was in Asansol, and she could read, write
and speak in English and Hindi. She had an English
surname; although she did state that sometimes she goes
as "Singe" (Singh which is surname used by members of the
Sikh community), because it depended "on the company".
Her father worked in the railway.
118______Anglo-Indian woman 17 Christian Calcutta 9
August
Her hometown was in Jamshedpur. Here is an example of
her written work in English:
My best subejet is Englih, my bade sec.
maths, and I am an Anglo-Indiantyping.
She had a British surname.
119______Anglo-Indian woman 18 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She had a Portuguese surname. She could not write
English.
I have no bed subject, in my spes time I boo
drwoing. My mather's name was Englis.
120 Anglo-Indian girl 13 Christian Calcutta 9 August
She was an orphan. She could not read or write an Indian
language. She had been looked after by her grandmother
in Kharagpur, before coming to the residential school in
Calcutta.
121 Anglo-Indian woman 20 Christian Calcutta 9
August
The only Anglo-Indian girl in the school who was a fluent
English and Bengali speaker. She was unhappy learning
shorthand, and felt that she could do much better for
herself, but she stated,
I came to study here to help my brother and
sister, because when I get a job, I will be
able to send money home to them. I dropped
out of school because I failed Hindi when I
was 14. I was useless at Hindi. I really
don't know why I could not study it. I
learnt Bengali instead of Hindi. I think it
had to do with the teacher who taught me
Bengali. She often taught us geography in
Bengali, and I picked it up quite easily.
122______Anglo-Indian woman 19 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She was the most intelligent and articulate Anglo-Indian
girl in the school. She liked to read and said, "Worst
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