The name is absent

She was a dynamic, ambitious woman, who had a vision of
Anglo-Indian education in Meghalaya.

592_______Mizo Anglo-Indian man 40-50 Christian Shillong

11 August

He was the husband of the Principal of an Anglo-Indian
school in Shillong. He was a child-centred teacher who
had a subjective understanding of school life that was
made manifest in words and gestures while he escorted the
researcher around the school. He and his wife had two
different management approaches and this suited the type
of school they owned. The two issues of language and
religion were extremely important for Anglo-Indians, and
he stated that it was the first time anyone had raised
the issues in an interview. He was a man who had a
vision of Anglo-Indian education in the future.

593 Khasi woman 3 0-40 Christian Shillong

11 August

She was a consultant gynaecologist, who had been educated
in an Anglo-Indian school.

I know some people who are Khasi, but who
also trace their descent from Methodist
missionaries who came to India from
Scotland. So, they are Anglo-Indian, but
they go as Scheduled Tribe. I think it is
much better for the community if they accept
the backward label, and get help from the
government for places in University and
government service.

594 Goan man 40-50 Christian Shillong 11

August

He was a teacher, and belonged to the Salesian Religious
Order. He said,

All Anglo-Indians who become Scheduled Tribe
are bilingual in Khasi and English. In fact
their mother tongue is actually a combination
of two languages, because they speak Khasi
and English as one language. This is
interesting from a linguist's point of view.
I think other Anglo-Indians would benefit
from learning from this community of Anglo-
Indians. They speak three languages, the
first two, that is, Khasi and English as one
and Hindi is officially their second
language. They are successful people. I
believe in positive discrimination in favour
of a minority community. It works here, so
why shouldn't it work elsewhere?

595-628 Khasi women 17-20 Christian Shillong

11 August

They were all bilingual in Khasi and English, and were

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