Close X
Monday, November 25, 2024
ADVT 
International

$20,000 Grant To Study Anglo-Indian Diaspora In New Zealand

IANS, 18 Aug, 2015 11:35 AM
    A researcher has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Asia New Zealand Foundation to study the Anglo-Indian diaspora in New Zealand, a media report said on Tuesday.
     
    "Anglo-Indians, an Indian minority community, have been migrating to New Zealand since at least the early 20th century, yet they continue to be almost entirely overlooked in accounts of 'Indians' in New Zealand," Scoop Independent News quoted social anthropologist Robyn Andrews as saying.
     
    Andrews' research project, "The invisible Indian: The Anglo-India Diaspora in New Zealand", seeks to contact as many Anglo-Indians in New Zealand as possible to build up a picture of this Indian minority.
     
    Andrews from Massey University's School of People, Environment and Planning said that although only 327 New Zealanders were identified as Anglo-Indian in the 2013 census, there are likely to be many more.
     
    "Some may not even know they have Anglo-Indian origin, or they may choose to identify as New Zealander rather than Indian," she added.
     
    Andrews is also the author of "Christmas in Calcutta", a book of Anglo-Indian stories, memoirs and essays that portray the diverse lives and socio-economic positions of the Anglo-Indian community in Kolkata.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Gurudwara Holds Iftar For Muslims In UAE

    Gurudwara Holds Iftar For Muslims In UAE
    The gurudwara in Jebel Ali organised the iftar for the second consecutive year. The guests of honour were people from Al Manar - a Quran study Centre, the Khaleej Times said.

    Gurudwara Holds Iftar For Muslims In UAE

    Bobby Jindal, 44, Set To Join White House Race

    US-born son of immigrant parents from India, he converted from Hinduism to Christianity as a teen, and was later baptised a Catholic as a student at Brown University.

    Bobby Jindal, 44, Set To Join White House Race

    South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of 'Secessionist' Flag

    South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of 'Secessionist' Flag
    One hundred and fifty years after the end of the American civil war, South Carolina's Indian-American governor Nikki Haley finally added her powerful voice to growing demands for removing the rebel Confederate flag from the State Capitol.

    South Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley Calls For Removal Of 'Secessionist' Flag

    Nazar Singh, Europe's Oldest Man, Is Dead

    He was born in Punjab in 1904 and was a resident in England for 50 years, moving in 1989 to the North East to live with one of his nine children. 

    Nazar Singh, Europe's Oldest Man, Is Dead

    Irish Village Commemorates 1985 Air India Bombing

    A memorial service was held in the Irish village of Ahakista in County Cork on Tuesday to honour the Air India Flight 182 crash victims who died when a bomb exploded on board off the Irish coast 30 years ago, media reported.

    Irish Village Commemorates 1985 Air India Bombing

    Dubai-Based Indian Mother Seeks Help For Baby's Treatment

    Dubai-Based Indian Mother Seeks Help For Baby's Treatment
    A Dubai-based Indian woman has sought financial aid from local residents for treatment of her ill and prematurely-born baby, media reported on Tuesday.

    Dubai-Based Indian Mother Seeks Help For Baby's Treatment