ANTH2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hooghly River, Chinese Passport, Indian Chinese Cuisine
13 Dec 2018
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Chinese settlements in kolkata since the 18th century. Chinese tea trader, tong achew came to calcutta (kolkata) in the late 18th century & settled in the banks of the river hooghly. He set up sugar cane plantation and a sugar mill. Also brought in other fellow chinese to work for him. Application of chinese passport after diplomatic relations started in 1950 proved to be disastrous with the souring of the india-china relations: chinese in kolkata perceived as agents of communist china. About 3000 odd chinese-indians (2012 figures) in tangra - 75% of the younger generation has moved out for better opportunities. Tanners of tangra identified with the marginalized caste/social groups, thus social interactions with the local community is usually confined within certain boundaries: the community has given birth to popular indian-chinese cuisines with many restaurants in. Will the indian chinese always be regarded as foreigners? https://thereel. scroll. in/816375/will-the-indian-chinese-always-be-regarded-as-foreigners-a-docu mentary-asks-all-the-right-questions.
