I am Anglo-Indian, born in Bangalore, but my parents brought us to Australia and I grew up here. Am always deeply interested in our history. So thank you for this documentary.
Lorna Monteith I am an Anglo Indian and proud to be one. I was married to a George Martin whose father was retired from the Railways. I believe most of the Retired railway workers bought land and built their own Bungalows to settle down. This was to be an anglo Indian Colony. My late husband's father and Mother's names were Alexander and Agnes Martin. Alexander died in McCluskieganj and was burried there. His Mother re=married a British soldier by the name of Dodsley. They left the Bungalow and went to England. A Mrs. Carney they called Granny Carney loaned them some money, just a little to get them by before they went to England. They had three sons, George, Leonard and Ronnie. George and Leonard joined the Army during World War II and Ronnie joined the Indian Navy. Mrs. Dodsley had paid off the loan and the title deeds were sent to Mrs. Dodsley in the U.K. who gave it to her young son Ronnie when he went to the U.K. for the Queens Coronation. My husband George, the eldest son was given a Will and he was to sell the property and share the money, but the mother favoured her young son and gave it to him and he sold it for so little. I was told thast the Bungalow was well built. They had 22 acres where they had animals and the Santali's (I don't know the spelling, worked for them and cultivated their land, etc. In those days, Anglo Indians used to go to McCluskieganj for vacations and for hunting with the local people. They had wild animals, like Tigers, leopards, and many wild animals. These wild animals used to come at night and eat their goats and chickens etc. People were know to find big snakes in their beds. When I heard of all this I refused to visit this place but those who liked hunting loved it. I believe the climate was good too. My husband was very friendly with the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Stringer i.e. John and Peter Stringer who eventually all moved to Calcutta. My late husband George, returned after the War to his hometown but had problems with his step father, they were still there at the time. he was angry because this man burst up all the money his late father left for the children and then started selling off things like the overhead tanks and anything he could get his hands on for money. That was one of the reasons why the two boys left to join the Army. My husband George died from a Heart problem, when we came to live in Canada from the U.K. I was married to him for 29 years. I re-married after four years of being a widow, to a Scotsman to whom I was married for 34 years. He had a massive Stroke and also had Alzheimer and died last year. I am going on 83. I had three daughters but my oldest daughter died four years ago from a heart attack. I have four grand children all married and six Great Grandchildren. My children were all from my first husband George Martin. So that is my connection to the McCluskieganj story.
I have the privilege of meeting Madam Kitty Texeria at her residence during my visit to Maccluskiganj during November 2018. She is a very humble and lovable person. I will always cherish the moments spent with her
See the prevelaged you got to meet, today i come to know that there were people who did intermarriage during colonial period. These people also reside in our society. Today i came to know that they are present in tier 1 cities of india. How is their nature nd they belief towards indians?
I am from Burma. I met a few Anglo-Indians in Bangkok in the1970s, Thailand and we became friends. What I found out about them is that they are very kind and humanistic as well as honest. They also trained us how to speak proper English. I am sad to learn that the Anglo-Indian-communities are fading away world wide. I wish them well and happiness wherever they are. I miss them dearly.
There is no better fare than Mohinga and Panthe Kowsware is there David ? My mother was born in Rangoon and War Refugee to India when the Japs invaded Burma
I too am proud to be Anglo Indian,and left Calcutta when i was 15 years old in 1967. I think this a wonderful doc by Dhiraj. It makes me almost weep and I hope one day I will be able to visit from the UK. Jeffrey Gale
Jeffery Gale you must attempt making a trip back home. I left Calcutta in 1966 when I was 16, I managed my first trip back in 1988, 1989, 1990 & again in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Each visit was a pure delight, I still have a handful of mates living there & still love the city as much as I did growing up as a teenager. My dad was a Group Captain in the Indian Airforce and was stationed at Fort William for 3 years till we migrated to Sydney, Australia. If and when the opportunity arises....do make a trip back, I promise you, you won’t be disappointed. Would love to swap stories with you if you are interested, leave me a message. Cheers, Jeremy Blake.
My dad (Melvyn Jude Stark)...quite often spoke about this place and it was so very beautiful to see it in a video ...I know with my life in Delhi ....may be I may never get to see it ..but seeing it in a video... was so very fulfilling and satisfying ... Beautiful place with beautiful people "The Anglo Indians"...of the world ...Awesome place for awesome people to live in....I wish I was born and lived there...
I am proud to say I am Anglo Indian from birth & happily lived 33 years of a very memorable life in India I also served 13 years as an army officer & travelled widely across the country meeting many AI’s scattered around the country as well as many who served in the armed forces. Sadly leaders of the community who could have done something positive to uplift a minority community following Independence, were not proactive in their thinking or actions As a result , many AI’s sort greener pastures in search of a better life.overseas. Mccluskieganj could have been a great idea, if the foresight included an infrastructure for employment & communication. This did not happen & the place fell to pieces as disillusioned residents departed in frustration & despair. A sad end to an era of a memorable Anglo Indian way of life. 😪😢
I live near Mc Luskie ganj I live in khalari which is only 6 Kms from McLuskie Ganj. Mc Luskie is really very beautiful place with beautiful forest and climate
I am a proud Anglo-Indian from Calcutta. Left India as a child and I learned a lot from this video. Our family is spread between Australia, England and Canada but we always love reminiscing about our life in Calcutta. Thanks for the video
I'm from Anglo Indian roots... My grandad was Anglo Indian born in meerut in 1933 and moved to England in about 47-48.... Altho I've never been to India, and I look full white, I still class my self as Anglo Indian! I've been trying lately to find out about my grandads life over there....
Thats great. How did you still manage to keep that fire burning in you. to still think of yourself as an AI and wanting to find your roots. Do come you will never regret it.
Always heard about McCluskies Ganj. But this is the first time I came to know the real picture about this town. Thanks to Dhiraj. Spectacular story. unlike the city Anglo Indians. The present day Anglo Indians in India have made a good turn around.
I visited the place some fifty years ago and was mesmerized. The pristine beauty of the place, the murmering rivulets, the winding roads through the green, the beautiful bungalows are still vivid in my memory. My visits to Mr Rosario, Mr Holland, Ms Bonner and others I still cherish. Glad to learn of a branch of Don Bosco school being run there. It will be a great boost to the few Anglo Indian families still living there as well as to the local people. I wish McCluskiegung maintain her traditional charm.
This video stirred up so many memories. I used to go there on small trips with family and friends so frequently in the early 80s. There was no electricity or telephone those days over there. Lying in the warm stacks of hay in the winter afternoons, the sound of cowbells as the sun went down, the eeriness of the dark nights interrupted by the soft glow from kerosene lamps, the sound of crickets, the smell of forest... nostalgic.
I have lived in Ranchi for over 20 to years....and never visited this amazing place...my next trip to Ranchi will take me to macluskiganj...great job Dheeraj.
I grew up in madras now called Chennai which had a good population of angloindians. They spoke good English, played games and were our good friends. Sadly most of them immigrated to Australia.
I remember spending a month of vacation (probably September or October) with my parents and sister at McCLuskie's gunj in the late 60s. I was very young then , perhaps 4 or 5 yrs old but I think I recognized one of the houses where we stayed. I think there was a cook and an ayah as wellwho took care of me and my sister while our parents just relaxed.. There was an apple tree and also a custard apple tree right outside the bedroom window. I remember having a lot of fun.
My Surname is Stringer, my mother´s surname was Jahans. I was born in Ranchi & spent the first ten years(1951-1961) of my life between McCluskiegunj and Calcutta, we then moved to London where I was educated, then travelled all over Europe through my hippie days eventually living for 8 years in Edinburgh from where I moved to live in Madrid,Spain where I have lived for the last 40 years. I have a grown up Spanish family. While browsing through the video I saw my grandparents house in one of the photos and was taken aback, would anybody know anything about the Stringer house or the Jahans bungalow? I would really appreciate it if anyone could come up with any information, thanks in advance. Freddy Stringer
Hey, would you like to share a bit about your Spanish family and their life in India. I want to write about a original story but i can't find any real data. Would be very helpful. Thank you
My mother was born in Kolcutta but her grandparents lived in McCluskie Gange. She lived with them a lot and went to school there. Hubert Tocher, Elvira Tocher were her grand parents. They lived in a white house with a green iron gate. My mum is 83 and I’ve just shown her this video and she’s saying I remember this I remember that. The look on her face. Priceless,
It's a sad story. The conceptualization of the Gunj was wrong too far in the the jungle especially by an urban community dependent on a urban work culture. In South India they were concentrated in the Railway city of Podanur. The Anglo Indian offspring's & ladies saw no future in India and when the Commonweath Dominions like Australia & Canada who allowed them to immigrate by weight due to their ability to speaks the queen’s language English as percuted race. In Australia they mainly settled in The Victorian State of Melbourne, Thier crusine Vindaloo curry becamevfamos. In the Commonwealth. Nations too they were clanish to protect their distinct identities as they were proud people. Nathan Sekhar Sydney, Australia.
@@nathansekhar2840 let's not forget the english always fancied country homes and country resorts. From shimla kalka matheran and many many more we know their taste. The ganja was a produce of the need for hunting as the teacher said. It was meant for wealthy anglos (at that time they were not even called anglos). So the idea of employment and GDP did not exist.
Thank you for capturing, on camera, the mesmerising Gunj, and allowing us to live history vicariously. It is an absolute bliss for people like me who are trying to locate relatives of their Anglo Indian ancestors, God bless you. My grandmother was an Anglo Indian from Bangalore, the city of gardens.
I had several Anglo Indian neighbor living in Rawalpindi till late sixtees, they looked more European and were teachers, police officers, railway workers. Of course they had english names and English life style. Mr. Davis and Peggy and 4 daugters were our good friends. He was DSP in Rawalpindi. Later on they moved to Australia.
@@paheligroundzero ur wrong Cowards will run whether a lion is chasing them or not That's what coward s do best We live in Pakistan as our country with full freedom equal citizens Anglos are Stoopid and prejudiced people They are nobody's but think they are something
My maternal grandfather was an Anglo-Indian who lived in Malaysia. His name was George Arthur Francis. After a disagreement with his mother he broke away from his family and moved to Singapore with my grandmother. Now we know nothing about his side of the family and their history. Thank you for these videos. I feel a kinship with the Anglo-Indians mentioned here
What a pleasure to watch this video together with the interesting narration of an almost forgotten era...☺ I'm from Calcutta and clearly recall the life of the Anglo Indian community in the 70's when I was a teenager! We had the most dedicated, prim and proper Anglo Indian school teachers at Loreto House Park Street! Many of them living underprivileged lives but always with their heads held high and their dignity intact.. I remember the last of the middle aged and elderly residents of Chowringhee (and off Sudder street) and the Dalhousie club was their favourite place for merry making and dancing to Elvis, Cliff Richards and Engelbert..! My memories are of the ladies chattering away and shopping in their skirts and patent leather block heeled shoes at New Market...😊 Their mullagatawny soup, their lace table covers, tea brewing in the tea pots covered by tea cosies old hmv gramaphones and 33 Rpm records 😊 The ballroom dancing... This wonderful video took me back to another time another place...☺ As for my Anglo Indian teachers - I can never forget my lively teacher Mavis, Mrs Watson and Mrs McCarthy... Gone but not forgotten...🌹🌹 Aparna Sen made a wonderfully sensitive, heart warming and engrossing film " 36 Chowringhee Lane " depicting the sad, lonely life of an Anglo Indian teacher capturing their steadily deteriorating and decaying lives after independence which is well worth viewing. ..
Hello ma'am, could you please attach a link or share where I can watch the movie. I'm looking for a real life story to speak and share more about Anglo Indians and not just let it be forgotten in the history
Nobody explained it better. My uncle married an Anglo Indian girl in 1965 and emigrated to Australia in the mid 90s. I remember the British atmosphere in their home. Typical British fare. Eating with forks and knives. Great stuff. Hawaian guitar at night. My goodness that was 45 years ago.
My family left India after partition. However I have family in McCluskie Ganj - hello out there to the Merediths. Perhaps the Alfred Stark and Shane Stark, who have commented on here, we may be related also.
*Beautiful place, peaceful weather and so lush greenery.* I can't believe this is India... i live in Jharkhand, Ranchi, but i don't know much about this place.... i would love to visit this Beautiful place and enjoy the Anglo-Indian bungalow's and nature. this place surrounded by nature which is really attract me to live here. i would like to build my own bungalow in mcCluskieganj ❤️💜😍 Thank you for this video 💕
Wonderful documentary film on the lost town of McCluskie's Ganj ...now looks like a ghost settlement in the midst of nowhere..Its a sad story of the Anglo Indian community who once lived in this El Dorado...a unrealized dream...
I really liked your video. Gave a really deep insight into the Anglo Indians' past. I am also an Anglo Indian, but from New Delhi, studied in Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi.
Thank you Dhiraj for such s beautiful insight to this fabulous place. I am Anglo indian but have never visited here. Got s wonderful opportunity to experience it through your video.
The sad tale of "no opportunities for the future" is pretty much the same as is the case with Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka (Then Mysore State). Mining families did the same thing - sold out, packed up and migrated. Some, including my maternal grandparents came to Bangalore back in the 50's-60's. Today, KGF too is a ghost town of sorts, though the locals fondly remember the "Missies' (their word for Anglo Indian ladies) and the "Bawas" or "Dorais" (Anglo Indian gentlemen) that they worked for up to half a century ago. This video is a touching reality that our footprints on this land are fast fading, and our former "strongholds" now exist in little pockets of a few cities in India. While the largesse of the community have long since migrated, a good number of Anglo Indians have persevered and found our footing in modern India, going beyond the traditional vocations of the armed forces, healthcare, the railways, the telegraphs, and teaching. There are large numbers of us that have made deep inroads into corporate India and are doing well. A number of us can now speak at least 3 languages other than English. Our food traditions continue to be a hit at office potluck - especially our roast beef and pork vindaloo. Here's to the generations that came before us, and to those that are to come. Cheers!
@Paritosh Jadhav crazy man appears on every thread. What are you so insecure about? Thanks to this community that so many Indians got a wonderful education. They are an honest and upright community. You are the idiot
Mysore state only area of India where gold was mined since time immemorial ( on a small scale) But British almost completely emptied all the gold which was promptly sent to yes of course England
What a positive refreshing reply Fabian . You make your own luck in life I have found . With the right attitude Anglo-Indians or Indian-Anglos ......( I feel the latter better reflects the forward generations) ....have undeniable advantages of the legacy of accomodating cultures of west and east.....a global citizen of the world . Every reason to excel with the right attitude. Every good wish to you and your family .
Being born and brought up in Ranchi, I have always known this place, heard stories about this place but never got to visit this amazing place; and at present I don't live in Jharkhand .I hope once in my lifetime I get to visit this place. Loved the video though ❤️
To all the Angloindian teachers of my growing up years.Calcutta,Bangalore,Lucknow.Language of course,wit,humour,fairplay,sporting spirit,and delectable wickedness!
gareeb kashmiri there is no race called Indian. India is a mix of many races although the dominant aryan race tries to define India in their own terms.
@@subab1601 I hate the people like you who are dumb enough to take a false history very Seriously. There was no Aryan race before in indian subcontinent. "Arya" means good respected people.
That is sad story we tell the Pakistanis and Bangladeshis that we share same culture and heritage but we have forgotten our own people .Why has no government done anything for the last so many years since Independence for this community?
We have the similar Anglo-Indian communtiy in Jhansi,since it was a big Junction of the British Raj. One of the treasured memories of childhood are the grannies in Skirts and scolding us in impeccable English.
Thanks, Dheeraj for giving me a glimpse of our school days.It was really a very momorable, interesting place. Mr. Joshy T.D was our principal and I feel very good that he is still the VP of our school.... Good work..
Very well made video Dhiraj and also an important one. The bloodline may become thinner but there is no taking India out of the blood, no matter where one goes. Here's wishing the Anglos and places like McLuskieganj that bear their stamp good days ahead.
It's really great video about an important section of Indian society and an interesting part of Indian history. Why did majority of Anglo Indians leave during years after independence of India? Should have stayed back and add colour to plurality. I still remember our neighbors like Judith and Garry, very nice and friendly folk.
Because they (mostly the descendants of intermarriage if out of wedlock children of the maids with Irish), they wanted to remain superior to Indians and they could not in the independent India.
Very interesting. My grandfather was an Anglo Sri Lankan (his father was Sri Lankan and mother was Scottish) and he also worked for the Sri Lankan railways under the British.
I liven in McCkuskiganj from 1967 to 1968 and there were many Anglo indians there. Lack of employment opportunities is the reason for the downfall of the town. Only one fire brick factory Harish Tara Refactories provided employment in the area. But the place was simply beautiful and the Anglo Indians were very friendly.
@Sushil Kumar if say you your four four father's killed our four four father's is it good basically we dravidiyans are piece liking people it was Aryans who destroyed our piece in today's society we consider Aryan descendents as north people history say Indus valley people were dravidiyans not Aryans so in that sense is Indian sub continent belongs to dravidiyans not Aryans our culture though was to love and respect our guests and treat them as family members when you go abroad and say your from India they will say largest democracy and give special respect that is our country Mera Bharat mahan Mr.sushil Kumar I very sad because of your words British left us 73 yrs ago and you feel who killed who In freedom struggle both north and south people suffered but that was past and my community is Reddy IAM a dravidiyan not British ok
Thanks Mr DhirajSingh for this nice documentary. People down south do not know much about this settlement . For them it is an educative experience. I am hopeful that Jharkhand Govt would restore this place with employment opportunities for local people by developing and building employable skill set and also look at developing this place as a Eco Tourism spot. Good luck and God Bless Thanks
A very poignant story handled so sensitively. At my place in Shimoga karnatak, where I studied in what's called as Convent school I had an Anglo Indian classmate by name Hector. A quiet boy who of course knew only a smattering of Kannada, we all liked him immensely and were in awe of his englishness!!
@@avrilduncan7901 , I really don't know his surname. His mum used to come to the school wearing knee length skirt much to the surprise & amusement of the schoolchildren. I'd definitely be totally delighted to pick up acquaintance with Hector! His benchmates were Henry and George, who of course weren't Anglo Indians.
Sir very nice documentary, Anglo - Indians are very big hearted person they are , my wife also belongs from Anglo Indian family I love to talk & listen to there old stories from my father in law they always be very cherish & takes care for there children they lives in present don't care about past & future hats off for them I always thanks to God for giving me such a kind & humble wife ....God bless all of us.
Great documentary. In a way the rural beauty of the place is unspoiled as it is, it does require sprucing up but not too much or it will lose it's simplicity and innocence. With bigger towns and cities comes crime and other problems. Thanks for the insight into this hidden gem. I am an Anglo Indian from Lahore but living in England and I remember nothing much from my past. Despite living in London most of my life..I feel I am always searching for home. My roots are East and West.
I have been living in India since 2007. I came with my wife who was from Calcutta, but born in Fort Cochin. My wife left with our the very young children and went back to London. I stayed in India.
Interesting video with an example moving human journey on this planet. I am time, I don't stop, what i had yesterday I don't have today, what I have today I will not have tomorrow. Only human beings have ability to leave legacy and recall the history.
I am Indian but my wife is Anglo. I wish I had known this place in 90 s I would have bought place there and lived happily there. ! Very Beautiful indeed !
Mr.Dhiraj Singh It's very interesting to see and know about Mc Cluskie Gunj in Bihar. You heard about Mc Clarence towards South India. My Grand Father's family was adopted by Irish family in those times and lived in Co-Canada now spelt Kakinada.
I have studied for 9 years in DON BOSCO ACADEMY . I think I was in STD - 4 when this vedio was shooted . Thanks Dhiraj sir for refreshing my childhood memories , love to visit again 😀
Around year 2000 I read about McCluskie’s ganj and it’s history from an article in the Daily Telegraph and have a wish to visit this place, I’m not anglo Indian.It is sad to see it rundown with the residents migrating for better future.
I am Harold Emmanuel and was born at Dhanbad and my God Mother was from McClusegunj . I went to the UK for a year to study the Power Stations Training programs from October 1982 to October 1983. I started my career with IISCO Burnpur as a Trade Apprentice in 1968 till 1982 . Then I joined National Power Training Institute as an Assistant Director and was promoted to the rank of Deputy Director and was placed at Nagpur . My subject was. instrumentation and retired in April 2010. I now have a Duplex Bungalow and enjoying my retired life.
Salute to a brave lady kitty texeira maam,many times when I had travelled to barkakana(Ramgarh),I have seen her selling fruits on railway station,one time I also meet her.
Ravi Kathra: the Hallmark and wonderfulness of our beloved Country is Unity in Diversity. So cherishing and preserving ones specific identity and separate community does not clash with being Indian ,above all. The Anglo Indians were a definite community with their unique traits, that ENRICHED India adding yet another shade to our beautiful Rainbow country. Loosing that is a heartbreaking loss for us
This is ansh I live in mccluskigyng .. It is very beautiful place ...Old bunglows make this place a mini london I live in one of the great bunglows of mccluskigung. Proud to be a jharkhandi
I was a border in McCluskiegunj studied in St Andrew's School which Mr Cameron's son used to run at that time...Aunty kitty's son n daughter were were in the hostel also..it was a quite n Beautiful place I hope I get a second chance to go there again
At first, I was watching this video with a little care and attention, as this Mc Cluskie Ganj was the unknown and unfamiliar place in India. I was shocked in my mind while the old lady ( who was grazing the goats in her respective boundary) fluently spoke in English and it shocked my mind greatly and sentimental feelings have exerted from the core of my heart. Not only that, my mind and heart made me discomfort and felt me also uneasy while I was thinking in respect of the fact for the while. Immediately, I downloaded to watch and enjoy this video thinking that I must know about it. It is watched on the TV monitor with searching the exact location with the help of Google Map. The facts cleared my mind. I think there will be many more places in India occupied by the Anglo Indians as the residents of Mc Cluskie Ganj were residing for more than 100 years. I feel sympathy to Madam Kitty Texeira, resident of McCluskie Ganj for her sincere love to the soil of the Country and her dedicated life for the nation from the core of her heart. Oh, Lord God, be blessed the soul of (Late) E.T. McCluskie, the then Organizer and Founder of the Colonization Society of India Ltd. by his Co-ordinators and Members, as a symbol of their deep appreciation of his work for the up-lift of his community. And personally I would like to thank Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha, Journalist of the local newspaper, for his initiatives and tireless efforts in this regard. I also like to say as Frank Anthony, Anglo Indian Member, Constituent Assembly that " Let us always remember that we are Indians, The community is Indian and it has always been Indian. Above all,it had inalienable Indian birthright." Hence, let us love the Anglo Indians, let us respect them, as they are also Indians, an inalienable Indian birthright. Mother Mary, have mercy on them. With best love and prayer, Thank you all,
A heartfelt gratitude to you for, Really now I am interested about the Mini London(Mc Cluskie Ganj, and want to explore the place. With best love and prayer, Thanks,
Really sad to see this beautiful Anglo Indian settlement breathing it's last. It can still be saved if the affluent people from the community come forward and take the initiative.
thanks Dhiraj for uploading videos i really tell one thing nobody know about value of christian of this country we really helpful those who did great education/medical systems in india today dirty politicans are playing dirty games and fools to people i know that in that period people are very honesty and honesty
You just tried your luck to make India, Africa. However, Indians more civilized than you, drived you away . Dont ever dare saying you chrisitans have anything to offer anybody. Remember what desmond tutu said " When the christians first came, we had land and they had bible. They said let us pray. We closed our eyes in prayer and when opened, They had our land and we had bibile. Dont try to paint all anglo indians as christians . or missionaries
@@kalyanaram4787 you are right Kalyana.. Indians are far more civilised. Our natives culture was destroyed very brutally. I urge everyone to find out the Ethnolograpy of your own state.. learn about the locals nerratives through unbiased sources Dear bro/sister, it's pointless arguing with uneducated people. Our truth is, that Christian missionaries destroyed our dharma. They had no dharma. We did. And we trusted them when they claimed to help us. But they took advantage of us and destroyed all our local industries.. our natural medicines.. our spirit lifting rituals etc Yes there were a few outsiders who saw India's true beauty, but the rest looted her in the name of helping. Those insulting Kalyan, make better use of your time by studying up your own histories. For eg find out what Lt Coote had to say about the beautiful state of India.. find the report he sent to the house of commons. In his report, he said that Indians were of a high moral nature, no beggars, everyone engaged in local trades and constantly developing their spiritual side
Not born but brought up in calcutta..had many friends..wish some of them could b traced..serrao family.having 2 boys.dennis and randolf..3girls.sandra.veronica and patricia...they all lived in ekbalpore..father was a heavy truck driver..wish there was a way to connect with them..
I liked the video! I am wondering how shall you market this place? Just to show the old cemetery and abt to fall bunglows, I don't think people will agree to visit McCluskieganj. Does Malcolm have any better plan to share? Any natural fountain, scenery, sanctuary, unique market or anything very important for which people would like to visit and spend their time and money?
A good community. They did a lot for India. Anglo Indians should be helped for their really good conduct. Many of them have left for Australia and other countries.
For McCluskieganj to be revived...it is necessary to have holiday inn resort hotels 🏨...a large size 24/7/365 day halipad connected to Ranchi international airport....people like us who are deeply connected to this place will come for regular visits...investment etc...🇹🇯🇹🇯🇫🇷🇫🇷🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇧🇹🇧🇹🇨🇦🇨🇦🇹🇨🇹🇨🇮🇱🇮🇱🇷🇺🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
These people were betrayed by the great britan itself. I wont expect indians who were colonised and tortured to be good to them. But now, these people are indians, our brothers and sisters. it is our duty to protect there heritage and culture.
I lived in McCluskie Gunj from 1967- 1969. The young Anglos were already looking to leave for Calcutta and other places due to the lack of opportunities. However the place was lively with lots of social activities.
I am Anglo-Indian, born in Bangalore, but my parents brought us to Australia and I grew up here. Am always deeply interested in our history. So thank you for this documentary.
you can come to Bangalore and stay my place
@@studiofive999 Thank you for your kind invitation.
God bless you❤
U can come in maccluskiganj and live in my home
Thank you all for your kindness. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Lorna Monteith
I am an Anglo Indian and proud to be one. I was married to a George Martin whose father was retired from the Railways. I believe most of the Retired railway workers bought land and built their own Bungalows to settle down. This was to be an anglo Indian Colony. My late husband's father and Mother's names were Alexander and Agnes Martin. Alexander died in McCluskieganj and was burried there. His Mother re=married a British soldier by the name of Dodsley. They left the Bungalow and went to England. A Mrs. Carney they called Granny Carney loaned them some money, just a little to get them by before they went to England. They had three sons, George, Leonard and Ronnie. George and Leonard joined the Army during World War II and Ronnie joined the Indian Navy. Mrs. Dodsley had paid off the loan and the title deeds were sent to Mrs. Dodsley in the U.K. who gave it to her young son Ronnie when he went to the U.K. for the Queens Coronation. My husband George, the eldest son was given a Will and he was to sell the property and share the money, but the mother favoured her young son and gave it to him and he sold it for so little. I was told thast the Bungalow was well built. They had 22 acres where they had animals and the Santali's (I don't know the spelling, worked for them and cultivated their land, etc. In those days, Anglo Indians used to go to McCluskieganj for vacations and for hunting with the local people. They had wild animals, like Tigers, leopards, and many wild animals. These wild animals used to come at night and eat their goats and chickens etc. People were know to find big snakes in their beds. When I heard of all this I refused to visit this place but those who liked hunting loved it. I believe the climate was good too. My husband was very friendly with the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Stringer i.e. John and Peter Stringer who eventually all moved to Calcutta. My late husband George, returned after the War to his hometown but had problems with his step father, they were still there at the time. he was angry because this man burst up all the money his late father left for the children and then started selling off things like the overhead tanks and anything he could get his hands on for money. That was one of the reasons why the two boys left to join the Army. My husband George died from a Heart problem, when we came to live in Canada from the U.K. I was married to him for 29 years. I re-married after four years of being a widow, to a Scotsman to whom I was married for 34 years. He had a massive Stroke and also had Alzheimer and died last year. I am going on 83. I had three daughters but my oldest daughter died four years ago from a heart attack. I have four grand children all married and six Great Grandchildren. My children were all from my first husband George Martin. So that is my connection to the McCluskieganj story.
thank you for sharing a beautiful piece of history Lorna. Stay blessed
Thankyou for sharing this interesting story
Wow! Some life you led dadi.
God bless you...
Thank you for sharing your story ❤️
I have the privilege of meeting Madam Kitty Texeria at her residence during my visit to Maccluskiganj during November 2018. She is a very humble and lovable person. I will always cherish the moments spent with her
See the prevelaged you got to meet, today i come to know that there were people who did intermarriage during colonial period. These people also reside in our society. Today i came to know that they are present in tier 1 cities of india. How is their nature nd they belief towards indians?
I am from Burma. I met a few Anglo-Indians in Bangkok in the1970s, Thailand and we became friends. What I found out about them is that they are very kind and humanistic as well as honest. They also trained us how to speak proper English. I am sad to learn that the Anglo-Indian-communities are fading away world wide. I wish them well and happiness wherever they are. I miss them dearly.
There is no better fare than Mohinga and Panthe Kowsware is there David ? My mother was born in Rangoon and War Refugee to India when the Japs invaded Burma
Yes , very sad Anglo indian fading away from world
Yes truly very sad Anglo indians fading away world wide .
Many Indians marry British these days so the community is not fading away... A new line of Anglo Indians are coming up and that's how the world goes
I too am proud to be Anglo Indian,and left Calcutta when i was 15 years old in 1967. I think this a wonderful doc by Dhiraj. It makes me almost weep and I hope one day I will be able to visit from the UK.
Jeffrey Gale
Sure
Come fast and help Asians. You are needed here.
Jeffery Gale you must attempt making a trip back home. I left Calcutta in 1966 when I was 16, I managed my first trip back in 1988, 1989, 1990 & again in 2017, 2018 & 2019. Each visit was a pure delight, I still have a handful of mates living there & still love the city as much as I did growing up as a teenager. My dad was a Group Captain in the Indian Airforce and was stationed at Fort William for 3 years till we migrated to Sydney, Australia. If and when the opportunity arises....do make a trip back, I promise you, you won’t be disappointed. Would love to swap stories with you if you are interested, leave me a message. Cheers, Jeremy Blake.
My mum also left Calcutta in the early 60’s she was 11 so you were similar in age!
How are you doing
My dad (Melvyn Jude Stark)...quite often spoke about this place and it was so very beautiful to see it in a video ...I know with my life in Delhi ....may be I may never get to see it ..but seeing it in a video... was so very fulfilling and satisfying ... Beautiful place with beautiful people "The Anglo Indians"...of the world ...Awesome place for awesome people to live in....I wish I was born and lived there...
Would you like to see it?
Alfred Stark : Would you like to see it?
Come to maccluskiganj and U can stay in my home
I studied in an Anglo Indian school in Delhi. Those days were the best days of my life till date. Lots of Love to my Anglo Indian friends.
student days were best days or the fact that you studied in an Anglo Indian school?
@@manh9105 . Actually both
I am proud to say I am Anglo Indian from birth & happily lived 33 years of a very memorable life in India I also served 13 years as an army officer & travelled widely across the country meeting many AI’s scattered around the country as well as many who served in the armed forces. Sadly leaders of the community who could have done something positive to uplift a minority community following Independence, were not proactive in their thinking or actions As a result , many AI’s sort greener pastures in search of a better life.overseas. Mccluskieganj could have been a great idea, if the foresight included an infrastructure for employment & communication. This did not happen & the place fell to pieces as disillusioned residents departed in frustration & despair. A sad end to an era of a memorable Anglo Indian way of life. 😪😢
Sir, which Regiment were you in?
I live near Mc Luskie ganj I live in khalari which is only 6 Kms from McLuskie Ganj.
Mc Luskie is really very beautiful place with beautiful forest and climate
Thanks for your Service, Sir! Indian and Olive Green forever! Stay happy, stay blessed!
My paternal village is Singra kalan, 5 miles from Daltongunj. Would like to see Mckluskiganj if I ever get a chance to.
The leaders were not proactive because they wanted to remain with superiority complex.
I am a proud Anglo-Indian from Calcutta. Left India as a child and I learned a lot from this video. Our family is spread between Australia, England and Canada but we always love reminiscing about our life in Calcutta. Thanks for the video
Where were you born in kolkata?? In bow barrack?? I am also a bengali
Anglo-Indian with a portuguese name..
Calcuttame. Insouth calcutta. AK. Barehome tha. Or. citizens. Were. Very. Active. It. Was. In. Suryanagar. Cal_47
You can visit once again
I'm from Anglo Indian roots... My grandad was Anglo Indian born in meerut in 1933 and moved to England in about 47-48.... Altho I've never been to India, and I look full white, I still class my self as Anglo Indian! I've been trying lately to find out about my grandads life over there....
pls come india
id love to go one day!
Thats great. How did you still manage to keep that fire burning in you. to still think of yourself as an AI and wanting to find your roots. Do come you will never regret it.
Christopher Smith its so good to see you trace back your roots.
:) India will be very happy to welcome you :)
Please come to india.i have done a lot of research on Anglo indians from presidency college..and I can help u to find your roots .
Thank you so much for this documentary Mr. Dhiraj.
Always heard about McCluskies Ganj. But this is the first time I came to know the real picture about this town. Thanks to Dhiraj. Spectacular story. unlike the city Anglo Indians. The present day Anglo Indians in India have made a good turn around.
I visited the place some fifty years ago and was mesmerized. The pristine beauty of the place, the murmering rivulets, the winding roads through the green, the beautiful bungalows are still vivid in my memory. My visits to Mr Rosario, Mr Holland, Ms Bonner and others I still cherish. Glad to learn of a branch of Don Bosco school being run there. It will be a great boost to the few Anglo Indian families still living there as well as to the local people. I wish McCluskiegung maintain her traditional charm.
This video stirred up so many memories. I used to go there on small trips with family and friends so frequently in the early 80s. There was no electricity or telephone those days over there. Lying in the warm stacks of hay in the winter afternoons, the sound of cowbells as the sun went down, the eeriness of the dark nights interrupted by the soft glow from kerosene lamps, the sound of crickets, the smell of forest... nostalgic.
I have lived in Ranchi for over 20 to years....and never visited this amazing place...my next trip to Ranchi will take me to macluskiganj...great job Dheeraj.
I grew up in madras now called Chennai which had a good population of angloindians. They spoke good English, played games and were our good friends. Sadly most of them immigrated to Australia.
I was so happy to see pictures of my mum/colleen Burns also my Nan / Connie Burns /Sutherland Stevens plus my auntie's in this documentary.
World is a small place now, so amazing you can find your roots on internet through a random documentary. Do you mean you are related to Kitty?
The woman in the video, is related to you?
I remember spending a month of vacation (probably September or October) with my parents and sister at McCLuskie's gunj in the late 60s. I was very young then , perhaps 4 or 5 yrs old but I think I recognized one of the houses where we stayed. I think there was a cook and an ayah as wellwho took care of me and my sister while our parents just relaxed.. There was an apple tree and also a custard apple tree right outside the bedroom window. I remember having a lot of fun.
To think I visited McCluskie Ganj and never knew this piece of history though I am an anglo-Indian. Thank you. Will visit again, for sure.
My Surname is Stringer, my mother´s surname was Jahans. I was born in Ranchi & spent the first ten years(1951-1961) of my life between McCluskiegunj and Calcutta, we then moved to London where I was educated, then travelled all over Europe through my hippie days eventually living for 8 years in Edinburgh from where I moved to live in Madrid,Spain where I have lived for the last 40 years. I have a grown up Spanish family. While browsing through the video I saw my grandparents house in one of the photos and was taken aback, would anybody know anything about the Stringer house or the Jahans bungalow? I would really appreciate it if anyone could come up with any information, thanks in advance. Freddy Stringer
Hey, would you like to share a bit about your Spanish family and their life in India. I want to write about a original story but i can't find any real data. Would be very helpful. Thank you
I know a couple of Jahans, Betty Brenda Steven. 3 of the introductory pictures are mine.
@@glynisbrown8853 hello
Y u ppl abondoned kitty mam
My mother was born in Kolcutta but her grandparents lived in McCluskie Gange. She lived with them a lot and went to school there. Hubert Tocher,
Elvira Tocher were her grand parents. They lived in a white house with a green iron gate. My mum is 83 and I’ve just shown her this video and she’s saying I remember this I remember that. The look on her face. Priceless,
My mother is Angloindian but I never knew that till I grew up. Because we are so much Indian.
Ok lets be friends
him Dude sure mate. But I live in London
It's a sad story. The conceptualization of the Gunj was wrong too far in the the jungle especially by an urban community dependent on a urban work culture. In South India they were concentrated in the Railway city of Podanur. The Anglo Indian offspring's & ladies saw no future in India and when the Commonweath Dominions like Australia & Canada who allowed them to immigrate by weight due to their ability to speaks the queen’s language English as percuted race. In Australia they mainly settled in The Victorian State of Melbourne, Thier crusine Vindaloo curry becamevfamos. In the Commonwealth. Nations too they were clanish to protect their distinct identities as they were proud people. Nathan Sekhar Sydney, Australia.
@@nathansekhar2840 let's not forget the english always fancied country homes and country resorts. From shimla kalka matheran and many many more we know their taste. The ganja was a produce of the need for hunting as the teacher said. It was meant for wealthy anglos (at that time they were not even called anglos). So the idea of employment and GDP did not exist.
You are an Indian ❤️
Jai Hind ❤️🙏
Lucky to hv my BASIC ACADEMIC education frm Don bosco academy it really transform my life within a yr.
Thank you for capturing, on camera, the mesmerising Gunj, and allowing us to live history vicariously. It is an absolute bliss for people like me who are trying to locate relatives of their Anglo Indian ancestors, God bless you.
My grandmother was an Anglo Indian from Bangalore, the city of gardens.
The narration kept me hooked till the end. Calm and mellow. 🙇 Also, very informative 🙌
True
I had several Anglo Indian neighbor living in Rawalpindi till late sixtees, they looked more European and were teachers, police officers, railway workers. Of course they had english names and English life style. Mr. Davis and Peggy and 4 daugters were our good friends. He was DSP in Rawalpindi. Later on they moved to Australia.
Anglos from major pakistani cities fled like cowards to other countries
@@markeugenelee2083 because of zia ul haq who had made Pakistan Islamic republic and introduced the blasphemy law
@@paheligroundzero ur wrong
Cowards will run whether a lion is chasing them or not
That's what coward s do best
We live in Pakistan as our country with full freedom equal citizens
Anglos are Stoopid and prejudiced people
They are nobody's but think they are something
@@markeugenelee2083 ok stay safe dear. Hope blasphemy law is not a problem.
@@paheligroundzero I'm too busy with bigger things n my work
No time for trivia
My maternal grandfather was an Anglo-Indian who lived in Malaysia. His name was George Arthur Francis. After a disagreement with his mother he broke away from his family and moved to Singapore with my grandmother.
Now we know nothing about his side of the family and their history.
Thank you for these videos. I feel a kinship with the Anglo-Indians mentioned here
What a pleasure to watch this video together with the interesting narration of an almost forgotten era...☺
I'm from Calcutta and clearly recall the life of the Anglo Indian community in the 70's when I was a teenager!
We had the most dedicated, prim and proper Anglo Indian school teachers at Loreto House Park Street!
Many of them living underprivileged lives but always with their heads held high and their dignity intact..
I remember the last of the middle aged and elderly residents of Chowringhee (and off Sudder street) and the Dalhousie club was their favourite place for merry making and dancing to Elvis, Cliff Richards and Engelbert..!
My memories are of the ladies chattering away and shopping in their skirts and patent leather block heeled shoes at New Market...😊
Their mullagatawny soup, their lace table covers, tea brewing in the tea pots covered by tea cosies old hmv gramaphones and 33 Rpm records 😊
The ballroom dancing...
This wonderful video took me back to another time another place...☺
As for my Anglo Indian teachers - I can never forget my lively teacher Mavis, Mrs Watson and Mrs McCarthy...
Gone but not forgotten...🌹🌹
Aparna Sen made a wonderfully sensitive, heart warming and engrossing film " 36 Chowringhee Lane " depicting the sad, lonely life of an Anglo Indian teacher capturing their steadily deteriorating and decaying lives after independence which is well worth viewing. ..
Hello ma'am, could you please attach a link or share where I can watch the movie. I'm looking for a real life story to speak and share more about Anglo Indians and not just let it be forgotten in the history
You've captured it all.....
Nobody explained it better. My uncle married an Anglo Indian girl in 1965 and emigrated to Australia in the mid 90s. I remember the British atmosphere in their home. Typical British fare. Eating with forks and knives. Great stuff. Hawaian guitar at night. My goodness that was 45 years ago.
My family left India after partition. However I have family in McCluskie Ganj - hello out there to the Merediths. Perhaps the Alfred Stark and Shane Stark, who have commented on here, we may be related also.
You people r always be welcomed at the feet of a diverse cultural of mecluskiganj which hv been lost.
Roxy waffle can u contact me 8709364353
@@nitishkumarnitish810 I am in Australia
I live in this place it's very nice and beautiful
Please don't Go there and convert poor innocent people .
Let them live.
*Beautiful place, peaceful weather and so lush greenery.* I can't believe this is India... i live in Jharkhand, Ranchi, but i don't know much about this place.... i would love to visit this Beautiful place and enjoy the Anglo-Indian bungalow's and nature. this place surrounded by nature which is really attract me to live here. i would like to build my own bungalow in mcCluskieganj ❤️💜😍
Thank you for this video 💕
Wonderful documentary film on the lost town of McCluskie's Ganj ...now looks like a ghost settlement in the midst of nowhere..Its a sad story of the Anglo Indian community who once lived in this El Dorado...a unrealized dream...
Such a very interesting story of the Anglo Indians. Thank you. Loved reading all about it.❤
Thank you Mr.Singh for producing this documentary about my people. (Jai Hind).
I really liked your video. Gave a really deep insight into the Anglo Indians' past. I am also an Anglo Indian, but from New Delhi, studied in Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi.
I live in this place it's very beautiful and silent
Thank you Dhiraj for such s beautiful insight to this fabulous place. I am Anglo indian but have never visited here. Got s wonderful opportunity to experience it through your video.
The sad tale of "no opportunities for the future" is pretty much the same as is the case with Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka (Then Mysore State). Mining families did the same thing - sold out, packed up and migrated. Some, including my maternal grandparents came to Bangalore back in the 50's-60's. Today, KGF too is a ghost town of sorts, though the locals fondly remember the "Missies' (their word for Anglo Indian ladies) and the "Bawas" or "Dorais" (Anglo Indian gentlemen) that they worked for up to half a century ago. This video is a touching reality that our footprints on this land are fast fading, and our former "strongholds" now exist in little pockets of a few cities in India.
While the largesse of the community have long since migrated, a good number of Anglo Indians have persevered and found our footing in modern India, going beyond the traditional vocations of the armed forces, healthcare, the railways, the telegraphs, and teaching. There are large numbers of us that have made deep inroads into corporate India and are doing well. A number of us can now speak at least 3 languages other than English. Our food traditions continue to be a hit at office potluck - especially our roast beef and pork vindaloo.
Here's to the generations that came before us, and to those that are to come. Cheers!
+Fabian Stanley Don't Worry COAS of Indian Airforce was an Anglo Indian ...NAK Browne...He was in office from 2012-2014...
@Paritosh Jadhav lol come man do that why r u waiting ....
@Paritosh Jadhav crazy man appears on every thread. What are you so insecure about? Thanks to this community that so many Indians got a wonderful education. They are an honest and upright community. You are the idiot
Mysore state only area of India where gold was mined since time immemorial ( on a small scale) But British almost completely emptied all the gold which was promptly sent to yes of course England
What a positive refreshing reply Fabian . You make your own luck in life I have found . With the right attitude Anglo-Indians or Indian-Anglos ......( I feel the latter better reflects the forward generations) ....have undeniable advantages of the legacy of accomodating cultures of west and east.....a global citizen of the world .
Every reason to excel with the right attitude. Every good wish to you and your family .
Being born and brought up in Ranchi, I have always known this place, heard stories about this place but never got to visit this amazing place; and at present I don't live in Jharkhand .I hope once in my lifetime I get to visit this place. Loved the video though ❤️
To all the Angloindian teachers of my growing up years.Calcutta,Bangalore,Lucknow.Language of course,wit,humour,fairplay,sporting spirit,and delectable wickedness!
Thank you Dhiraj Singh ji for this spectacular story.
Anglo indian is just a name, they are Indians and have contributed much to independent India, unity in diversity is India. Jai Hind
gareeb kashmiri there is no race called Indian. India is a mix of many races although the dominant aryan race tries to define India in their own terms.
@@subab1601 quite right ,agreed
@@subab1601 there is no aryan race.. please research and then comment.
@@subab1601 I hate the people like you who are dumb enough to take a false history very Seriously. There was no Aryan race before in indian subcontinent. "Arya" means good respected people.
Sub Ab : prabhu aap to sarvagyani ... hamara marg darshan karo ! Dhanyae ho gaya mai aapka comment padh key maa k ladley ...
That is sad story we tell the Pakistanis and Bangladeshis that we share same culture and heritage but we have forgotten our own people .Why has no government done anything for the last so many years since Independence for this community?
Watching this documentary in 2021 inside a train, as my train crosses McCluskeyganj station.❤️
Interesting there is a photo of my grandparent's engagement photo in this video.
Really? When were they in Mccluskieganj?
So cool! 😉👍🏼
Laughter!
Wow♥️
What???? Are you sure?
I am from Jharkhand..but not visited this place till date, but now i will come across the place and people.
We have the similar Anglo-Indian communtiy in Jhansi,since it was a big Junction of the British Raj. One of the treasured memories of childhood are the grannies in Skirts and scolding us in impeccable English.
Nice documentation , I wish the place gets back more life and interest from tourists and visitors .
I am proud of this place because i have received my education here in Don bosco academy and in care of Noel gordon
Thanks, Dheeraj for giving me a glimpse of our school days.It was really a very momorable, interesting place.
Mr. Joshy T.D was our principal and I feel very good that he is still the VP of our school....
Good work..
Very well made video Dhiraj and also an important one. The bloodline may become thinner but there is no taking India out of the blood, no matter where one goes. Here's wishing the Anglos and places like McLuskieganj that bear their stamp good days ahead.
Excellent video. A lot of my family and friends are in this video. My mothers hometown. I am heading into the Gunj shortly again
It's really great video about an important section of Indian society and an interesting part of Indian history. Why did majority of Anglo Indians leave during years after independence of India? Should have stayed back and add colour to plurality. I still remember our neighbors like Judith and Garry, very nice and friendly folk.
Because they (mostly the descendants of intermarriage if out of wedlock children of the maids with Irish), they wanted to remain superior to Indians and they could not in the independent India.
What do you mean by 'important'?
@@smg196 native Indians are less important.....numpty
Very interesting. My grandfather was an Anglo Sri Lankan (his father was Sri Lankan and mother was Scottish) and he also worked for the Sri Lankan railways under the British.
We have visited many times there ...There is our maternal uncle's house ....really it is a fabulous place ..
I liven in McCkuskiganj from 1967 to 1968 and there were many Anglo indians there. Lack of employment opportunities is the reason for the downfall of the town. Only one fire brick factory Harish Tara Refactories provided employment in the area. But the place was simply beautiful and the Anglo Indians were very friendly.
Just a feeling of profound sadness.
Nice video sir my maternal great grandfather was an Anglo Indian my grandfather use to say about mclacsky ganz
I live in Mc Luskie Ganj
@Sushil Kumar what Indian orginal people ??? Who are they
@Sushil Kumar if say you your four four father's killed our four four father's is it good basically we dravidiyans are piece liking people it was Aryans who destroyed our piece in today's society we consider Aryan descendents as north people history say Indus valley people were dravidiyans not Aryans so in that sense is Indian sub continent belongs to dravidiyans not Aryans our culture though was to love and respect our guests and treat them as family members when you go abroad and say your from India they will say largest democracy and give special respect that is our country Mera Bharat mahan Mr.sushil Kumar I very sad because of your words British left us 73 yrs ago and you feel who killed who In freedom struggle both north and south people suffered but that was past and my community is Reddy IAM a dravidiyan not British ok
@Sushil Kumar if you come in that sense I ask you to stop the discussion for here it self it's good for everyone
@Sushil Kumar eveybody is rubbish and only you are smart, now bugger along.
Thanks Mr DhirajSingh for this nice documentary.
People down south do not know much about this settlement .
For them it is an educative experience.
I am hopeful that Jharkhand Govt would restore this place with employment opportunities for local people by developing and building employable skill set and also look at developing this place as a Eco Tourism spot.
Good luck and God Bless
Thanks
the dream needs to be to be kept alive,I would love to see Anglos start. to move back
I want to visit this place how to reach
How do you guys see Indian immigrants in Canada/ UK/USA/ Australia.... what is good for the goose
@Paritosh Jadhav Small hearted & narrow minded hater👎
@Paritosh Jadhav You f.off this is my country.
@@sumitdaniel6630 ricebag
A very poignant story handled so sensitively. At my place in Shimoga karnatak, where I studied in what's called as Convent school I had an Anglo Indian classmate by name Hector. A quiet boy who of course knew only a smattering of Kannada, we all liked him immensely and were in awe of his englishness!!
Was his name Hector Watson?
@@avrilduncan7901 , I really don't know his surname. His mum used to come to the school wearing knee length skirt much to the surprise & amusement of the schoolchildren. I'd definitely be totally delighted to pick up acquaintance with Hector! His benchmates were Henry and George, who of course weren't Anglo Indians.
Sir very nice documentary, Anglo - Indians are very big hearted person they are , my wife also belongs from Anglo Indian family I love to talk & listen to there old stories from my father in law they always be very cherish & takes care for there children they lives in present don't care about past & future hats off for them I always thanks to God for giving me such a kind & humble wife ....God bless all of us.
I love and proud my country and all people whether they are good or not good.. India’s history mixture of good and bad and strugle.
Great documentary. In a way the rural beauty of the place is unspoiled as it is, it does require sprucing up but not too much or it will lose it's simplicity and innocence. With bigger towns and cities comes crime and other problems. Thanks for the insight into this hidden gem. I am an Anglo Indian from Lahore but living in England and I remember nothing much from my past. Despite living in London most of my life..I feel I am always searching for home. My roots are East and West.
A very impressive documentary made. Keep making more of these kind of documentary for tourists place in Ranchi which are attractive and untouched !!!
I have been living in India since 2007. I came with my wife who was from Calcutta, but born in Fort Cochin. My wife left with our the very young children and went back to London. I stayed in India.
Very nice capture of time in history. Great job. Thank you Mr. Dhiraj for your hard work!
Interesting video with an example moving human journey on this planet.
I am time, I don't stop, what i had yesterday I don't have today, what I have today I will not have tomorrow.
Only human beings have ability to leave legacy and recall the history.
I am Indian but my wife is Anglo. I wish I had known this place in 90 s I would have bought place there and lived happily there. ! Very Beautiful indeed !
Mr.Dhiraj Singh It's very interesting to see and know about Mc Cluskie Gunj in Bihar. You heard about Mc Clarence towards South India. My Grand Father's family was adopted by Irish family in those times and lived in Co-Canada now spelt Kakinada.
I have studied for 9 years in DON BOSCO ACADEMY . I think I was in STD - 4 when this vedio was shooted .
Thanks Dhiraj sir for refreshing my childhood memories , love to visit again 😀
Hum bhi wahi padhe hn 😅
I found this fascinating. I don’t remember living with Anglo-Indians but my parents used to talk about them.
Glad watching you Anglo-Indians. Proud of you!!
thank you ! thank you ! History is so important ! We must preserve Heritage
😂😂😂
Bless you man for ressureacting the jade of the jungle
Nice film. I hope this town gets restored and not renovated towards a modern urban township.
Thank you for uploading a video about a lost community
Around year 2000 I read about McCluskie’s ganj and it’s history from an article in the Daily Telegraph and have a wish to visit this place, I’m not anglo Indian.It is sad to see it rundown with the residents migrating for better future.
Great video Mr. Dhiraj. Thanks for the coverage.
I am Harold Emmanuel and was born at Dhanbad and my God Mother was from McClusegunj . I went to the UK for a year to study the Power Stations Training programs from October 1982 to October 1983. I started my career with IISCO Burnpur as a Trade Apprentice in 1968 till 1982 . Then I joined National Power Training Institute as an Assistant Director and was promoted to the rank of Deputy Director and was placed at Nagpur . My subject was. instrumentation and retired in April 2010. I now have a Duplex Bungalow and enjoying my retired life.
Good to hear !
And are you back at Gunj?
Where is your DUPLEX bungalow? In Gunj?
Harold Emmanuel: Wonderful, God bless you. It's always great to know my countrymen thriving , being prosperous and Happy.
Salute to a brave lady kitty texeira maam,many times when I had travelled to barkakana(Ramgarh),I have seen her selling fruits on railway station,one time I also meet her.
EXCELLENT VIDEO INDEED !!! WOW ! I AM AN ANGLO-INDIAN THANKS FROM U.K.
Everyone born in India is an indian, there is no need to isolate oneself as a separate community if one believes with an entire heart 🙏🇮🇳🙏
Ravi Kathra: the Hallmark and wonderfulness of our beloved Country is Unity in Diversity. So cherishing and preserving ones specific identity and separate community does not clash with being Indian ,above all.
The Anglo Indians were a definite community with their unique traits, that ENRICHED India adding yet another shade to our beautiful Rainbow country. Loosing that is a heartbreaking loss for us
Splendid documentary !!
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I live in mccluskigyng ..
It is very beautiful place ...Old bunglows make this place a mini london
I live in one of the great bunglows of mccluskigung.
Proud to be a jharkhandi
I was a border in McCluskiegunj studied in St Andrew's School which Mr Cameron's son used to run at that time...Aunty kitty's son n daughter were were in the hostel also..it was a quite n Beautiful place I hope I get a second chance to go there again
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At first, I was watching this video with a little care and attention, as this Mc Cluskie Ganj was the unknown and unfamiliar place in India.
I was shocked in my mind while the old lady ( who was grazing the goats in her respective boundary) fluently spoke in English and it shocked my mind greatly and sentimental feelings have exerted from the core of my heart. Not only that, my mind and heart made me discomfort and felt me also uneasy while I was thinking in respect of the fact for the while.
Immediately, I downloaded to watch and enjoy this video thinking that I must know about it.
It is watched on the TV monitor with searching the exact location with the help of Google Map. The facts cleared my mind.
I think there will be many more places in India occupied by the Anglo Indians as the residents of Mc Cluskie Ganj were residing for more than 100 years.
I feel sympathy to Madam Kitty Texeira, resident of McCluskie Ganj for her sincere love to the soil of the Country and her dedicated life for the nation from the core of her heart.
Oh, Lord God, be blessed the soul of (Late) E.T. McCluskie, the then Organizer and Founder of the Colonization Society of India Ltd. by his Co-ordinators and Members, as a symbol of their deep appreciation of his work for the up-lift of his community.
And personally I would like to thank Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha, Journalist of the local newspaper, for his initiatives and tireless efforts in this regard.
I also like to say as Frank Anthony, Anglo Indian Member, Constituent Assembly that " Let us always remember that we are Indians, The community is Indian and it has always been Indian. Above all,it had inalienable Indian birthright."
Hence, let us love the Anglo Indians, let us respect them, as they are also Indians, an inalienable Indian birthright.
Mother Mary, have mercy on them.
With best love and prayer,
Thank you all,
A heartfelt gratitude to you for,
Really now I am interested about the Mini London(Mc Cluskie Ganj, and want to explore the place.
With best love and prayer,
Thanks,
Really sad to see this beautiful Anglo Indian settlement breathing it's last. It can still be saved if the affluent people from the community come forward and take the initiative.
I agree with you...the affluent members should reach out and take this initiative, feel sad to see this documentary.. God bless them.
Thank you for sharing history.
thanks Dhiraj for uploading videos i really tell one thing nobody know about value of christian of this country we really
helpful those who did great education/medical systems in india today dirty politicans are playing dirty games and fools to people
i know that in that period people are very honesty and honesty
You just tried your luck to make India, Africa. However, Indians more civilized than you, drived you away . Dont ever dare saying you chrisitans have anything to offer anybody. Remember what desmond tutu said " When the christians first came, we had land and they had bible. They said let us pray. We closed our eyes in prayer and when opened, They had our land and we had bibile. Dont try to paint all anglo indians as christians . or missionaries
@@kalyanaram4787,you will never learn bcz you never know what ram means, if you knew you wouldn't have question that.
Maybe the christians were good in the past but today they are represented by someone like Ezra Sarguna causing reaction
@@kalyanaram4787 you are right Kalyana.. Indians are far more civilised. Our natives culture was destroyed very brutally. I urge everyone to find out the Ethnolograpy of your own state.. learn about the locals nerratives through unbiased sources
Dear bro/sister, it's pointless arguing with uneducated people.
Our truth is, that Christian missionaries destroyed our dharma. They had no dharma. We did. And we trusted them when they claimed to help us. But they took advantage of us and destroyed all our local industries.. our natural medicines.. our spirit lifting rituals etc
Yes there were a few outsiders who saw India's true beauty, but the rest looted her in the name of helping.
Those insulting Kalyan, make better use of your time by studying up your own histories. For eg find out what Lt Coote had to say about the beautiful state of India.. find the report he sent to the house of commons. In his report, he said that Indians were of a high moral nature, no beggars, everyone engaged in local trades and constantly developing their spiritual side
Thank you for sharing this. Must visit this place once.
Not born but brought up in calcutta..had many friends..wish some of them could b traced..serrao family.having 2 boys.dennis and randolf..3girls.sandra.veronica and patricia...they all lived in ekbalpore..father was a heavy truck driver..wish there was a way to connect with them..
Government should do something for them.... We all are human first...
I have emotionally attached with this place and very curious to all about this place. I want to visit this place.
I liked the video! I am wondering how shall you market this place? Just to show the old cemetery and abt to fall bunglows, I don't think people will agree to visit McCluskieganj. Does Malcolm have any better plan to share? Any natural fountain, scenery, sanctuary, unique market or anything very important for which people would like to visit and spend their time and money?
I went there in 2018,,, it's really amazing place 😮❤
A good community.
They did a lot for India.
Anglo Indians should be helped for their really good conduct.
Many of them have left for Australia and other countries.
Anglo indians enjoyed good life in india and decided to leave likr many other indians did
For McCluskieganj to be revived...it is necessary to have holiday inn resort hotels 🏨...a large size 24/7/365 day halipad connected to Ranchi international airport....people like us who are deeply connected to this place will come for regular visits...investment etc...🇹🇯🇹🇯🇫🇷🇫🇷🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇧🇹🇧🇹🇨🇦🇨🇦🇹🇨🇹🇨🇮🇱🇮🇱🇷🇺🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Commercialization of this place will only harm the sanctity of this place.
Are you joking?
I have a few Anglo-indian friends who are very nice people! They are as loving and emotional as any of us! This is their land too!
How heartwarming - there is hope that the Anglo Indian community will resettle in McCluskiganj and give it a new tomorrow
Very informative and well presented.more on Anglo Indians pl.
Amazing. ❤️ Thanks for this.
These people were betrayed by the great britan itself. I wont expect indians who were colonised and tortured to be good to them. But now, these people are indians, our brothers and sisters. it is our duty to protect there heritage and culture.
I lived in McCluskie Gunj from 1967- 1969. The young Anglos were already looking to leave for Calcutta and other places due to the lack of opportunities. However the place was lively with lots of social activities.