They do have spiritual needs though, for they are far lonelier, stressed out, emotionally overwrought community than most other Indian communities, thanks to their rootlessness, limited interaction with relatives, and depending on their careers to derive their identity. That said, they are what I call ‘FabIndia religious’, following soft cultural traditions, dressing up on occasions etc. They are not frequenters of temples, nor do they perform religious ceremonies. ![]() This is in my view hugely important, for this keeps the Indo-Anglian caste open to expansion from traditionally oppressed communities-OBCs, Dalits who have benefited from English education and exposure to westernized culture.Īre IAs religious? In the traditional sense, no. Seen in this light IAs are India’s newest and fastest growing caste 5 and the only one where birth is not a necessary condition for inclusion. Members of IA HHs will happily marry members from non-IA HHs provided the potential partner speaks good English and can fit into IA circles. Indo-Anglians are also a highly urban lot concentrated in the top seven large cities of India (Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Kolkata) with a smattering across the smaller towns in the hills and in Goa. Unlike Anglo-Indians, the original English-speaking community in India, who were Christians, Indo-Anglians comprise all religions, though Hindus dominate. These constitute an influential demographic, or rather a psychographic, in India-affluent, urban, highly educated, usually in intercaste or inter-religious unions. I have been looking for a term, an acronym or a phrase that describes these families who speak English predominantly at home. English, on the other hand, comes naturally to them the larger vocabulary they possess in English helping them express complex thoughts and propositions far easily. It takes an effort for the kids to speak in the Indian tongues, beyond a few simple phrases. ![]() But even in these bilingual households, English still dominates. Some of these families, or at least parents in these English-speaking households do make an attempt to speak their mother tongue as much as they speak English.
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