Editor’s Note...
Dearest friends,
It’s beyond awesome the way we have gathered here under the banner of THE WAIA - online!! I must say I have been a networker for the past 5 yrs and have never seen anything like this in terms of growth of a community in so short a time! Needless to say a big THANK YOU from me & on behalf of all our members of the WAIA to CHRIS ROSE our founder of this site.
My greetings go out to all our Anglo-Indian friends here on WORLD ANGLO-INDIAN DAY being celebrated today, and here we are making history by publishing our first WAIA-Online NEWSLETTER and what better way to commemorate this day , a privilege indeed for us all !!
This first edition is going to be brief and with focus on some issues of the community in general and its betterment of it through all our generous members who have come forward to contribute. Look forward to more content and format change in forthcoming issues...till then please bear with us!
I wont take up much of your time, so just sit back n enjoy this issue & when done send me your feedback :))
Pauline Raina
Editor in Chief: - CHRIS ROSE
EDITOR; - PAULINE RAINA
ASST. EDITOR: - BARBARA THYAB ALI
CONTENT MANAGER: - JOSEPH MEAGHER
& Monthly Guest contributors
CHRIS ROSE
FOUNDER—WAIA –Online
Salutations! To each and every member, visitor and guest -to the World Anglo Indian Association - (WAIA) on line
I would like to welcome every one of you in person, so consider this as a one on one greeting. Thank you all for giving me this opportunity to unite our Anglo Indians who are world wide today and extending solid support, contributions and invitations that are bringing in more and more Anglo Indians around the globe to join us in strengthening the World Anglo Indian Association on line.
Sure all on this site will be spending more time to share, and its all the fun and frolic that us a community that’s so Anglo Indian. It’s very clear to note the bonding of our community through the various sections that are made open to all on the WAIA site.
You are all aware that the WAIA site was started on the 29th of June 2009: with much effort used to enable all our Anglo Indians world wide, to unite as one big Global Anglo Indian Family on the World Anglo Indian Association Site, on line. This is done with the intention of getting all of you in touch with those who are in need, and to help give them all a helping hand to come out of the horrible situations they are facing back in India till date. Many under privileged families are longing to accept your hand of help -no matter what help you are all ready to intend to them.
With such a remarkable re-union on this site, this clearly shows the on ding and that are indeed one big Global Anglo Indian Family, willing to walk hand in hand all the way to see our Anglo Indian Heritage live on till the end of time.
Yes, the fabulous response I have received from all of you when my call went out to come and join the WAIA, calls for a big 'Thank You' and you will all be remembered in the World Anglo Indian History as Anglo Indians who willingly united and cared to share what ever could be given to our less fortunate Anglo Indians in India today.
I wish to thank each and every one of you, once again for your time and efforts in making the WAIA on line the best and the most popular site it is today.
Thank you!!!
To Our Success Always!
Chris Rose
Our vision - is to achieve an organized, network of members who belong to the Anglo Indian community.
To support, develop, and retain talents of individuals, something that we, the mid older generation suffered from the lack thereof.
As part of providing a stepping stone into the future for the youth of our community, we extend this invitation of opportunity to our folks in the workforce, keeping in mind our priorities, the Under Privileged Anglo Indians, which complete the other half of our community.
The WAIA also welcomes other Anglo Indian Community Leaders around the world, to join us and enjoy, quality time, bonding and a moving forward towards the road of success & achievement!!
“UNITED WE STAY STRONGER WE GROW”
THE WORLD ANGLO INDIAN HISTORY—PART ONE
By Barbara Thyab Ali
The World Anglo Indians have made great contributions and sacrifices for the progress and development of India, especially in the field of ‘Education’ that cannot be described in words. They were/are, either good teachers and preachers or versatile technicians and artists .Of late Our community has been facing rough weather due to non-employment and poverty that has seeped into our community for no fault of ours. Merely admiring the loyalties and sincerity will not help our community .A wake up call is being sent now to one and all through out the Government of India right up to the House of Parliament, we Anglo-Indians need financial support and job opportunities especially those who are way below the poverty line.
Western Education (English Medium) was introduced in St. George’s Anglo Indian Orphanage and High School in 1754 followed by St John’s Vestry at Trichy in 1763.I am sure the rest was By Gone Anglo-Indian History, nice for each one of you to send in contributions of Educational Institutions that many of you are aware off through out India. This will be added in the New Indian History of the Future to be published in the Chapter of Anglo – Indians, their Creation and Contribution to India from the day that the Europeans laid foot on Our Mother Land-India.
According to Indian History the first train in India had hauled earth in 1851.It was the Anglo-Indians who worked the entire “Railway System”-who slogged in all areas and who trained and guided the local non Anglo- Indians under them. The Anglo-Indians being loyal to their duty was the cause of what “The Railways’ in India are what it is till date .Two years later the passenger train powered by a steam locomotive was introduced on April 16th 1853.To mark that historic event, a stamp depicting steam engines of 1853 and the one then being used was released on the same day i.e. 16th April but a hundred years later, in 1953. Gone were the days when the Anglo-Indians worked the Railways.
Sports and Hockey in India grew due to the greatest hockey playing entity the world will ever know- The Anglo-Indian Community of - Our Mother Land India till date. The famous railway centers and colonies were nothing but Anglo- Indians and even Europeans who shared a life of greatness and oneness that many a member on The World Anglo Indian Association site will only know. Dot down your memories and keep sending them in, so that this can be published in the newsletters from this day onwards. The British occupation from the 17th century onwards has left The Anglo-Indian population in the status of “Orphans” where many are concerned. Unlike the Portuguese who stood by all they fathered with Non-Anglo – Indian Women till date.
Yet, all because of our trust in God, being strong, we Anglos have taken life as it comes along. One day at a time, never worried about a bank account, or a roof over our head. No worries no cares, never a problem too big to be handled. We live for today and let tomorrow take care of itself. We are the type who did not bother to hood up for our future years in India till date. That is the main reason All the Anglo Indians left back in India are suffering much in general. In the past all held good postings in the Government of India. Post and telegraphs, transport, customs and ports, naval and air forces, police and military too. Life in the early days had been austere. Many Anglo Indians were “writers” as company employees were called; many were able to buy shares in the mines during the ‘Quit India’ Movement, but later all these mines were taken over by the Government of India just like that. The same share holders were forced to leave India and work in mines else where. ……To be continued in my next edition.
Anglo Indian Talent
Every month we will feature one of our talented members, be they artists, singers, poets, authors etc;….we are definitely a blessed community to have so many gifted individuals amidst us.
Today we are proud to present BRIDGET WHITE –KUMAR
Here is what Bridget has to tell us:
I am an Anglo-Indian and I was born and brought up in Kolar Gold Fields, a small mining town in Karnataka , India , which had quite a sizable European and Anglo- Indian population. Messrs. John Taylor and Sons a British Mining Company owned the K G F Mines for more than a century since 1852. Four generations of Anglo-Indian families lived and worked there and K. G. F. was well known for its Colonial ambience.
You will be pleased to know that I've brought out 5 Recipe Books on exclusive Anglo-Indian Cuisine. This is my small way of trying to preserve the culture of the community through its culinary delights. I have written the books under my maiden name of Bridget White for easy identification as a member of the Anglo-Indian community. This Collection of Recipes is compiled with the intention of reviving the old tastes of the Colonial Era which is slowly getting eroded.
Due to the influences of various factors, Colonial Cuisine, which is a gourmet’s delight, is slowly getting extinct. In these days of fast foods and instant mixes, many people do not find the time to cook even a simple meal everyday, leave alone the old traditional dishes while many others do not know how to prepare them. In a world fast turning into a Global Village, with many Anglo-Indians migrating away from India and the younger generation not showing interest in our old traditional food, I felt that it had therefore become imperative to preserve those very authentic tastes and flavors and record for future generations the unique heritage of the pioneers of this cuisine.
This Collection of Recipes in 5 Books is therefore compiled with the intention of reviving and preserving the old Anglo-Indian Flavors and tastes of the Colonial Era, thereby preserving its culinary heritage. Many of the dishes featured in my books were prepared by the older generation and are now almost forgotten. Moreover these old traditional recipes are not found in any other typical Indian Cookery Book.
Anglo-Indian Cuisine has taken the best of both European and Indian Cuisine and altered it by adding, or substituting some of the ingredients so that a completely different cuisine was evolved over hundreds of years. Many of the dishes have rhyming alliterative names like Dodol, kalkal, Ding-Ding etc. The very nomenclature of the dishes is unique and original and synonymous only to the Anglo-Indian Community. I have endeavored to cover all areas of our community’s cuisine, including the traditional Christmas goodies.
Many of the dishes have a unique History behind their existence. The very popular and familiar curry dish “Vindaloo” is derived from the Portuguese word “Vinha De Alhos” i.e. from the 2 main ingredients in it, which were "Vinho", meaning wine or wine vinegar, and "Alhos", meaning garlic. It was originally vinegar and garlic based watery stew made with pork or meat in Portugal. However after the Portuguese introduced it in India, it was completely revamped with the addition of spices and chilies, and over the years it has become one of the spiciest and most popular curry dishes all over the world. Vindaloo is not as thick as a Korma and it does not have as much gravy as other curries. It also requires quite a lot of oil in its preparation and tastes wonderful if eaten a day or two after it is cooked since the vinegar and other flavors soak into the dish. The pungency of the dish can be reduced or increased according to taste by adding or lessening the chilly powder. However, care should be taken not to lose the vinegar flavor, because Vindaloo get its special taste only because of the vinegar in it. It can be prepared with meat, pork, poultry, seafood, also vegetables such as brinjals, potatoes, peas etc).
Grandma’s Country Captain Chicken was a very popular dish during Colonial times since it was very easy to prepare. In those days, the poultry used in its preparation were authentic well-fed, homegrown country chickens, which would take at least 2 hours to cook over a firewood oven, but the curry when done, would be rich and delicious.
I invite you all to please visit my blog http://anglo-indianfood.blogspot.com/
to know more about my books and more recipes available there, and if I’m not on your friends list please feel free to add me, would love to meet you !
http://www.world-angloindians.com/profile/BridgetKumar
Thank you Newsletter team for featuring me, I am honored indeed.
Warm regards
Bridget White-Kumar
There you are folks!! One interesting person is Bridget; hope you enjoyed reading up on her and her mouth watering recipes we Anglo’s are so famous for!
Till next month, watch out for the next featured person! It May Be You!!
Have fun n keep smiling.....
Till we meet again......
Regards,
Chris Rose & The WAIA Newsletter Team
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