Anglo- Indians: a study in the problems and processes involved in emotional and cultural integration

WITH the exception of the tribal com munities, few cultural and linguistic minorities in India have been the subject of intensive study. This book, dealing with the problems and processes involved in the emotional and cultural integration of Anglo-Indians in Indian society is, in conception and achievement, a significant contribution to such studies.
The author has carefully examined the historical, religious, social and psychological contexts of the present-day problems of the Anglo-Indian com munity. Beginning with a short history of the community, the author traces the developing trends of Anglo-Indian opinion. He brings the reader face to face with a representative sample of contemporary Anglo-Indian groups and proceeds to analyse their problems in the general context of their social and cultural integration with the rest of the Indian society. Rising above narrow professionalism, the author has given an unbiassed account of the fears and aspirations of this minority, and dis cusses in detail the areas of tension, insecurity, and conflicts between the Anglo-Indians and the majority com munity.
Besides the traditional anthropological methods of survey, new research techniques such as content analyses applied in sociology and psychology are effectively used. An integrated inter-disciplinary approach is made to synthesize the conceptual model. Rich with bright analytical insights and pro vocative hypotheses, this book merits serious thinking followed by further exploration.