A hundred years ago | Anglo-Indian association
This archival piece from 1926 reports on the resuscitation of the Quetta branch of the Anglo-Indian and domiciled European Association. The meeting emphasized the need for the Anglo-Indian community to act as a unified minority and support educational funding.
Why it matters
It provides historical context regarding the social and political organization of minority communities in colonial India.
Quetta, August 3: The Quetta branch of the Anglo-Indian and domiciled European Association has been resuscitated by Mr. Lawrence P. Atkinson, travelling Secretary, who addressed a meeting at the Baluchi Club on July 30, Rev. J. Cummings presiding. Mr. Atkinson said that it was imperative that the Anglo-Indian community should take their stand with the other communities in India as a combined minority. He appealed for support to Col. Gidney’s fund for the higher education of the community.
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