Anglo Indians beyond the stereotypes

In case you thought that this is a dry historic tome, perish the thought!

The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community

Author: Barry O’Brien

Publisher: Aleph Book Company

Pages: 525 

Price: Rs 999

The Anglo Indians are one of India’s most intriguing and colourful communities. But to those who know them and those who don’t, descriptions of them and their lives are usually couched in stereotypes. It could be of race or language or cultural differences from the speaker’s standpoint.

Here is a wonderful compendium of intense research, stories, interviews, interpretations, anecdotes and insights, which presents the Anglo Indian in a whole new light. The statement is sweeping because the range and coverage of this book is sweeping.