26/11/11

The Spirit That's Uniquely Anglo-Indian

The British Empire once held absolute power in over 52 countries. About two-fifths of the world. But there was only one jewel in the crown -- India. The first European settlers in India were the Portuguese in 1498, about 100 years before the British. The Dutch, the French and the British followed. They were all here for the duration on. The inevitable happened and a new mixed race community emerged.

Even though the British came in peacefully as merchants and traders, they soon colonised the subcontinent of India. But the British needed allies to protect the jewel in the crown and so began a deliberate policy encouraging British males to marry Indian women to create the first Anglo-Indians.

The East India Company paid 15 silver rupees for each child born to an Indian mother and a European father, as family allowance. These children were amalgamated into the growing Anglo-Indian community, forming a defensive structure for the British Raj. This was a deliberate act of self-preservation by the English. This unique hybrid individual was ethnically engineered by the occupying British, so much so that the Anglo-Indians were the only micro-minority community ever defined in a country's Constitution.

8/11/11

ARAIA , MCAS-GOA NSW Co-host 2011 Cricket ManGo Cup

The MCAS Cricket Team regained the ManGo Cup by winning against GOA NSW in a triangular series with the Australian Residents Anglo Indian Association (ARAIA), played on Sunday, 6 November. GOA NSW earlier held the Cup. Horsely Park provided a perfect setting with a good wicket, green turf, bright sunshine and a cool breeze. This annual cricket match is meant to promote the youth of ARAIA , MCAS and GOA and provide a platform for co-operation and promotion between the three associations. Many members and friends attended to cheer the teams.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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