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editAnglo Indian history
editI added a great deal to the history section, which seemed to be quite empty.
I made two small edits:
The "Portuguese" in British India were described as European immigrants (or European Indians), whereas, in reality, "Portuguese" was an officially sanctioned name for any Anglo-Indian with Hispanic blood.
Also they were described as just having British fathers. This was not always so. The most famous Anglo-Indian poet, Henry Derozio, had an English mother.
Regards:
TB
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Left out?
editIf "British Indians" are "citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) whose ancestral roots lie in India", and "Anglo-Indians" are " those with mixed Indian and British (specifically English) ancestry and people of British/English descent born or living in India", then where are the American Indians who are or were citizens of the United Kingdom? (e.g., John Wareagle)
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Anglo-Indian as reference to people of general European descent
editThere needs to be prominent discussion here of the term “Anglo Indian” being used to describe Indians of European descent as well (which is what I believe the Indian Constitution describes them as).
A lot of the people implicitly referred to in this article (e.g. mention of Anglo Indian Cardinals) would only classify as Anglo Indian under this more expansive definition, as they are technically Luso-Indian. In general, there is a high level of identification among Indians with Portuguese surnames to the Anglo-Indian label. Editorrandom2124 (talk) 21:22, 19 April 2021 (UTC)
Population figures – apparent contradictions
editThe BBC source was recently removed with another source used (in which I couldn't find the new numbers cited). I have reverted this, but it does appear there are different population estimates. A 2011 census recorded only 296 individuals in India, for example.
To what extent does this mismatch have to do with the legal definition versus the broader definition? Legal definition seems to be Anglo/European father and Indian mother, whereas the broader definition includes those with Indian fathers and European mothers too. Do we need to note both figures or distinguish between them somehow? This may help us find consensus.
I'm making this thread to continue the conversation after some edits that have disputed the numbers, but I am hoping people with more expertise than me can weigh in and help resolve this.
@User:Jaguarsonmoon @Rancid Boar Lewisguile (talk) 06:20, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
- As an example, the BBC article doesn't specify the father must be European, so is likely talking about the larger population group. That means it isn't inaccurate, per se, but may be talking about a slightly larger group than other estimates. Maybe this could be noted and we could put an explainer via footnote in the template at the top? Lewisguile (talk) 06:22, 2 September 2024 (UTC)