APPENDIX 4
A STUDY OF ANGLO-INDIAN FAMILIES IN TWO SLUMS IN
BANGALORE AND CALCUTTA:
Lingarajapuram and Thilljallah
Lingarajapuram slum in bangalore city, state of
KARNATAKA
Lingarajapuram slum was selected because it was featured
in the Channel 4 programme about Anglo-Indians in India.
This programme made Anglo-Indians in Britain aware of the
poverty in the community. An Anglo-Indian social worker
who was interviewed on the Channel 4 programme agreed to
meet the researcher in Lingarajapuram. She and her
husband worked and lived in Lingarajapuram. Both agreed
to be interviewed. (See Profile Nos. 67- 68)
An Anglo-Indian couple living in the slum was introduced
to the researcher by the Anglo-Indian social worker. The
couple were interviewed. (See Profile Nos. 65-66) This
couple was living in one room, without electricity or
running water. It was neat and clean. It had one bed, a
table, three chairs, a kerosene stove, kitchen utensils
and small bundles of clothes in baskets. The interview
had to be stopped when it started to become dark. The
researcher bought some oil for the kerosene lights in
order to continue the interview. The place was infested
with mosquitoes. The evening meal was being prepared
during the interview. Amidst the poverty their sense of
hospitality did not desert them. They were dignified in
their poverty and deprivation.
The Anglo-Indian man worked as a security guard and was
paid Rs.600 per month. (The poverty line in India is Rs.
800). His son worked as a mechanic in a local garage and
was paid Rs.900 per month. The couple had one daughter
who was attending a shorthand and typing class. She had
dropped out of school at the age of 15. She had failed
to pass the Indian language examinations in the school.
Two grandchildren were also living with them. These
grandchildren had become mentally retarded.
The couple had attended Anglo-Indian schools in West
Bengal and Tamil Nadu. They spoke English and Kannada
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