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2012 AGM
Minutes
President's Report
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Bulletin Board - flash news, members letters and miscellaneous information.
(as of 2013)
Travelling on the Blue Mountain toy train in the Nilgiris by Margaret Deefholts
Morocco - Land of Medinas, Minarets and Mystery by Margaret Deefholts
Kanyakumari: Land's End in India (by Margaret Deefholts)
Royal Rajasthan: Amber Fort and Jaipur (by Margaret Deefholts)

LINKS
Calcutta: Remembering Nahoum's Bakery
Parsis, Jews and Armenians: Calcutta's Mosaic
In love with Goa
Let Calcutta Astound You (and it will!)
Besotted about Calcutta (an American's crush)
News Flash: Anglo-Indian Movie "Going Away" written and directed by Harry MacLure - see press clips
Queen Victoria's Last Love
Jaipur - vintage film footage
Darjeeling-sing a not-so-sad song
Calcutta - Don't Let the Music Die - Pritish Nandy http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/extraordinaryissue/entry/don-t-let-the-music-die
Papadum Advertisment
Calcutta aiming to become a London clone?
A New York Times article on the Anglo-Indians. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/world/asia/15india.html?emc=eta1
A bit outdated (from 2010) but a bit of a swivel: "Britain Teaches India About Curries" Irony of ironies! http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-04-24/news/27577292_1_indian-and-bangladeshi-master-britain-s-curry-festival-british-curries
This is a bit long, but a fascinating "must read". Lord Sebastian Coe the British record breaking middle distance runner talks about exploring his family roots in India, Angela, his mother, being of mixed parentage (her father was Indian, her mother, English)
and the pull of his Indian heritage.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1235341/Lord-Coe-Punjabi-Playboy.html
Calcutta's College Street is a throbbing maze of traditional book shops and stalls, but modernity is encroaching
http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/general/2011/06/201161614739848930.html

This one's a classic - "We Didn't Start the Fire"
http://yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html
More recently this has gone viral on the Internet"Stand by Me" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM
So too has this one - animal lovers will love it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Rare photos of Mrs. Gandhi and her family
Mouth-watering 19 minute tour of Calcutta's food scene - ignore opening advertisement
http://www.airc-deefholts2011.com/My-Indian-Summer.html
The seeds of the Raj were sown here: Read more
A little known Railway Museum in Simla
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111009/spectrum/main5.htm
He grooves to music he can't even hear - the story of a courageous Anglo-Indian lad from Bangalore Click here
Did you attend St. George's School in Madras? Here's a recent item from The Hindu newspaper Click here
Dazzling dancers - Remember when we used to jive like this? Click to watch
The Real Slumdog Millionaires: Meet Them Here
Two takes on The Bombay Song - Bombay Meri Jan.
The first one has much better sound quality and some great shots of the city in a slide show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE161iXC7Y4&NR=1
This second take is in black and white - a cute spoof where the tune sounds suspiciously like "Clementine" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alGISMo8qV4&feature=related
Geraldine Charles a well respected Anglo-Indian and Trustee of Families of British India Society talks about her heritage in a riveting clip. Click here
Ah Calcutta - a tongue-in-cheek nostalgic poem by George Hart
Leslie Claudius Tribute
Rising numbers of people of Indian origin born in the West are moving "back" to the country their parents left decades ago. Click here
Pay your Electricity Bill!
Bachelor Boy OR Bengali Boy?
Watch the swingers (recognize anyone?) at the Perth International Anglo Indian Day Ball (sponsored by Spark Group & videoed by Fred Deatker)
Mark Wiens eats and drinks his way through Calcutta See Clips below:
Mango Lassi - Calcutta
Pani Puri - Calcutta
Kati Kebabs - Calcutta
Territy Bazar (Chinatown) - Calcutta
Remember When: Velvet Curtains and Pink Gin: A look at where we dined, drank and danced in Bombay's nightclubs, bistros and restaurants from the 50s to the 90s. Click here
"Anglo-Indians: Is Their Culture Dying Out?" asks Anglo Indian Kris Griffiths in BBC News Click here

Editor of the Economist, Ann Wroe's poignant essay on Calcutta in the Telegraph newspaper. An absolute must read City of Decay and Revival
South London Anglo-Indian Summer Dance in Croydon June 22 2013 - Click here
Bombay Journal: Street of Dreams. A must-read for Bombayites. Click Here
An Anglo-Indian Upbringing by Peter Moss
McCluskie's Ganj - Lost Home of the Anglos
A Chinaman Who Loves India
Bow Barracks Rewind
Happy 150th Birthday Canada!
The Darzees of Calcutta
A Haunting We Will Go (by Margaret Deefholts)

PHOTOS

MEMBERS EVENTS & ARTICLES

Leslie Michael's Rare & Valuable
Apollo XI Scrapbook
Lord Bishop Sahib Heber
by Gilli McLaren

Events 2017

Christmas Issue 2017
Members' News:
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5 - Seniors' Christmas Party
Christmas Magazine
(stories, articles, recipes and more)
Christmas Sing-Along Party Pictures

Events 2018

Events - 2019

Events 2020

Events 2021

Invitation: Picnic to celebrate International Anglo-Indian Day
Member News: Margaret's 80th Birthday
Invitation to our Annual Christmas
Pot-luck Tea Party and
Carol Sing-Along

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Halloween Party Photos
Celebrating Confederation 150
Lunch at No. 9 Restaurant in Richmond
Margaret's Meanderings:
Photo Album: Botanical Gardens in Cairns
Photo Album: Green Island and Exploring Cairns
Chelsea Gardens welcomes Spring

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Ricky Kej Live in Concert
Vivek Savkur organized and promoted this smash world class concert at the Surrey Fusion Festival. Read more...)

Margaret's Maritime Meanderings
Christmas Carol Sing-Along Photos

St. Patrick's Day Party Pictures!
Vivek interviewed on the
Harpreet Singh TV Show. Click HERE
Freda and Brian celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss (updated)

Our Lunch: Asian Jazz Restaurant
Raywyn's Birthday dinner at
the Rickshaw Chinese Restaurant
Lesley Jack's Birthday celebration
Christmas Sing-Along Party Photos
Christmas with Thea & Ian Baxter

IN MEMORIUM

Rosemarie Johana Murray Driver
Remembering Derek William Beavan
Eulogy: Farewell to Brian Vint
Farewell to Peter Murray Driver
Remembering Rowland("Mac")McCarthy
Rest in Peace our dear Rita (Watts). Click here for memorial details.
Celebrating Rita Watts

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