Anglo-Indian facts for kids

Anglo-Indians is a word which is used to describe anybody with mixed Indian and British ancestry. It is also used to describe people living in the Indian subcontinent who had British forefathers.

Images for kids

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  A male Anglo-Indian being washed, dressed and attended.

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  Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book (1894), born Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India

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  A passport photo showing George Orwell, born Motihari, Bengal Presidency, British India, during his time in Burma.

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  British writer Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen name Saki, was born Akyab, British Burma, then still part of British India, and served in the Indian Imperial Police.

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  English actor William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, extensively recognised for his roles in various golden age horror films had partial Indian ancestry through both his Mother and Father.

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  Ben Kingsley, Academy Award winning British actor known for his major roles in many Hollywood productions, such as Gandhi and Schindler's list, has Gujarati Indian descent through his Father.

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  Indian actress, model, and former Miss World Diana Hayden was born in Hyderabad to a Christian Anglo-Indian family.

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  English singer-songwriter Charlotte Emma Aitchison, known professionally as Charli XCX, is of Ugandan Gujarati Indian descent through her mother.

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  Alia Bhatt, British Bollywood actress of Gujarati, Kashmiri and British German descent.

See also

In Spanish: Anglo-indio para niños