Why do many Indians claim to be Eurasian or Anglo-Indian?

[True Believer]

During the British colonial era in India, many Indian Christians adopted Western surnames after conversion or marriage to a British man, claimed English as their mother tongue and lived Western lifestyles in terms of clothing and cuisine. As such, many families look entirely Indian, but identify as Anglo-Indian or Eurasian. During Colonial rule, Indians of mixed Indian and European descent often considered themselves superior to pure Indians, but below the British Colonists. Such attitudes persist until today.

 

[True Believer]

Are Anglo-Indians stuck up? A controversial view by Clifford D'Vaz of London, England

 

[syed putra]

Because they are aryans.

The term Aryan primarily derives from ancient Sanskrit and Old Persian roots meaning "noble," "honorable," or "cultured". Historically, it served as an ethnocultural designation for Indo-Iranian peoples. Today, its meaning is split between historical/linguistic contexts and offensive modern usage. [1, 2, 3, 4]

1. Ancient and Linguistic Meaning

• Etymology: Derived from the Sanskrit word ā́rya (आर्य) and Old Persian arya. [1, 2]
  • Historical Context: In ancient India and Persia, it was a respectful, cultural term used to describe those who spoke the language, practiced the religious/social norms, and belonged to the elite class—basically meaning a "gentleman" or a "freeman". [1, 2]
  • Linguistics: It designates the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family (including languages like Hindi, Bengali, Persian, and Pashto). The name of the country Iran literally translates to "Land of the Aryans". [1, 2, 3]

2. The 19th-Century Co-optation and Racist Usage

• Historical Distortion: In the 19th century, European scholars misinterpreted the ancient linguistic term to construct a pseudoscientific theory of an "Aryan race"—a group of supposedly superior light-skinned, northern European peoples. [1, 2

3. Usage as a Modern Given Name
Despite the tainted historical baggage, "Aryan" remains a popular, traditional masculine given name in modern India and Iran. In this context, it is used purely in its original, positive sense to mean noble, educated, or strong. [1, 2, 3]

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

During the British colonial era in India, many Indian Christians adopted Western surnames after conversion or marriage to a British man, claimed English as their mother tongue and lived Western lifestyles in terms of clothing, diet and cuisine. As such, many families look entirely Indian, but identify as Anglo-Indian or Eurasian. During Colonial rule, Indians of mixed Indian and European descent often considered themselves superior to pure Indians, but below the British Colonists. Such attitudes persist until today.

low self-esteem lor..................also they know most people despise and dislike them.............

 

[k1976]

low self-esteem lor..................also they know most people despise and dislike them.............

U mean too kicked by Thai Chio Ladyboys on street?

 

[True Believer]

Engelbert Humperdinck is a British singer who was born as Arnold George Dorsey in 1936 in Chennai, India during British colonial rule. Even though Humperdinck looks Anglo-Indian, he denies having any Indian ancestry.

 

[True Believer]

low self-esteem lor..................also they know most people despise and dislike them.............

Indians tend to use the father's name as their surname rather than a hereditary family name, so Abraham Arumugam's son may end up with a name like Thomas Abraham for example. That is why so many Indians in S'pore and Malaysia claim to be "Eurasian".

 

[True Believer]

U mean too kicked by Thai Chio Ladyboys on street?

That is what low class customers get for trying to evade paying for sexual services.

 

[True Believer]

Many Indians claim to be Eurasians or Anglo-Indians because of an intermarriage between a British, Portuguese or Dutch colonist and an Indian ancestor during European colonialism. In spite of looking 100% Indian, the present day descendants have a distinct cultural tradition and heavily Indian-accented English as their mother tongue. I heard that many such families hang the Union Jack at their home and even support the England cricket and football national teams when they play against India. In fact, some "Anglo-Indians" even yearn for the British to return to India to re-colonise the country!

 

[True Believer]

Anglo-Indians claim to be a minority group in India today. Do any of these people look British?

 

[50000]

Anglo-Indians claim to be a minority group in India today. Do any of these people look British?

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with an acronym AIAIYA, no

 

[laksaboy]

Anglo-Indians claim to be a minority group in India today. Do any of these people look British?

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Some of the Brit colonial masters must have fucked a few Indian women and made babies with them back in the day.

Fairer skin and sharper facial features are tell-tale signs.

 

[syed putra]

low self-esteem lor..................also they know most people despise and dislike them.............

Chinese also same. Use Christian names

 

[syed putra]

Anglo-Indians claim to be a minority group in India today. Do any of these people look British?

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The English performed genocide starved Indians by forcing them to plant opium instead of food crops and yet highly regarded

 

[True Believer]

Chinese also same. Use Christian names

It is normal practice for Christians to give their children Biblical names. The non-Christian Chinese S'poreans jumped on the bandwagon.

 

[True Believer]

Chinese also same. Use Christian names

Muslims also give their children Biblical names, which are ironically Jewish in origin. LOL!

 

[jurongkechil]

Siao..

 

[True Believer]

The English performed genocide starved Indians by forcing them to plant opium instead of food crops and yet highly regarded

This is a form of internal racism where Indians idol worship their British colonial masters and envy those who have partial British ancestry. Those who are pure Indian end up adopting English surnames in order to claim to be Eurasians or Anglo-Indians.

 

[True Believer]

Siao..

Examples of Muslim names with Jewish origins include Ibrahim from the Hebrew Avraham, Yusuf from Yosef, Musa from Moshe, Dawud from David, Suleiman from Solomon, Ishaq from Yitzhak and Maryam from Miriam.

 

[Dongyi]

I want to be Anglo-Chinese.