The name is absent

colleagues. I would be very interested in
reading your findings. They are not
unintelligent but they are educationally
backward, and this is linked to the Indian
language. A small minority attend this
residential school. There is very poor
application from Anglo-Indian students, and
this is also due to the poor education of the
parents, lack of interest and the big
families. The majority of Anglo-Indians do
not feel that it is necessary to be
proficient in another languages, and job
opportunities are open only for bilingual
Anglo-Indians. This is linked to their
underachievement.

city:        Faridabad

STATE:       HARYANA

DATE:        15 August

TOTAL:        31

341 Anglo-Indian woman 30-40 Christian Faridabad

15 August

She was well-educated and was the Principal of an
Anglo-Indian school. Her husband was the Administrator.
They owned the Anglo-Indian school. It was interesting
to note that although she possessed the necessary
academic qualifications, her husband was the spokesman
and letter-writer. She was the curriculum coordinator.

342-371 Anglo-Indians 20-60   23 men and 7 women

Christian 15 August

The group "made an occasion" of the interview because it
was Indian Independence Day and a public holiday. They
belonged to an "out-group" and voiced their concern about
the lack of good educational policies for Anglo-Indians
in the schools and were aware of the need to be bilingual
in India today.

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