funds are insufficient to meet the demand.
155 Anglo-Indian woman 50-60 Christian Calcutta 9
August
She was a teacher and stated that,
... the language and heavy academic bias has
been a barrier for the Anglo-Indian child.
Let's face facts, many of them live in
squalid accommodation, where there are no
opportunities to study. The Anglo-Indian
slum child must be offered the opportunity to
attend a residential school. It is up to us
to fight for this right for educating our
children.
156 Anglo-Indian woman 60-70 Christian Calcutta 14
August
She was a teacher and stated that the Anglo-Indian
Associations in India made a
... very marginal effort in helping the
educate the Anglo-Indians. They are just to
busy fighting among themselves to really
think about education. All they are thinking
of is more power for themselves.
157 Anglo-Indian man 50-60 Christian Calcutta 14
August
He was an Anglo-Indian politician who was a Member of the
State Legislative Assembly in Calcutta. He was a member
of the powerful in-group of Anglo-Indians, who had held
power since 1947. He said,
The State policies in some places have
affected the schools, but more so, it is the
policies of many schools which have
contributed to underachievement.
158 Anglo-Indian man 40-50 Christian Calcutta 14
August
He was a Principal of an elitist Anglo-Indian school.
The group interview of educationists took place in this
school. He agreed that the "backward tag" had to be
taken seriously, and that language and religion was an
important issue in Anglo-Indian schools. He also stated
that the educational policies in India had not
contributed towards the underachievement of
Anglo-Indians, but this did not apply to the policies of
the Anglo-Indian schools, which he felt had contributed
to the underachievement of Anglo-Indians.
159_______Anglo-Indian man 40-60 Christian Calcutta 14
August
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