Bow Barracks: Home To Kolkata's Anglo-Indians | Unique Stories From India

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Rejected by American soldiers in WW1, it's now home to this dwindling community in the city.
The Bow Barracks was a garrison's mess built for the American army soldiers posted in India during World War I. Back then, the US army soldiers thought it beneath them to stay in such housing. The apartments were handed over instead to the thriving Anglo-Indian community, who have held onto them ever since. Located in central Kolkata, just behind the Bowbazaar police station, it is currently home to over 80 Anglo-Indian families, along with several Anglo-Chinese families too.
Over the course of the last 50 years, members of the community have been moving out from Kolkata to places like Australia and the United States. Today, Bow Barracks is a community trying to hold on to its identity as the world moves on.
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@smookerji 7 лет назад

I have had lived in Calcutta, WB (1998 - 2005) and some more cities in India. Calcutta is the ultimate, amazing and the most beautiful city to live in. The Armenians, BENGALIS (THE DOMINANTS) , Parsis, Jews, Anglo Indians, Chinese. Nahum's, China town, Coffee House and thousands more to add on. The perfect blend of Europe and the United Kingdom ..I have had never felt home alone. The best place in India to be. No wherein India I could find all of these!

@sourabhbhattacharjee717 6 лет назад

Marío Sánchez gracias mario

@mindrealminsights6517 3 года назад

I want to visit there one day

@smookerji 3 года назад

@@sourabhbhattacharjee717 dnd

@shahmerazalam2810 3 года назад

✌️

@parkst.frankfranklin3986 2 года назад

I am sure that the beauty has been destroyed.

@devwriterthinker 7 лет назад

You're doing such a great job with these videos, 101 India. wow!

@sheikhirfan3854 4 года назад

Calcutta isn't just a city it is an emotion ! it is the city of joy, city of lights , it is the heart of many people like me who is mad for this lovely city but unfortunately I didn't Know about bow barracks. 😟

@tonyanthony550 7 лет назад

Fascinating documentary. I'm from Sri Lanka. Many of my ancestors were European. I can relate to this. Great video. Please keep up the good work.

@robinghosh5738 7 лет назад

though im a bong ..born in Punjab.. never gotta a chance to visit Kolkata..but it feels good to see this part of bengal through your lens and perspective! good job !

@tony-ud9ci 5 лет назад

I'm not an Anglo Indian, I was a Chinese Indian but now i consider myself as Chinese Canadian. I lived in bow barracks till I was 11, this is the first time in 50 years I looked at where I was from And i must say I'm blown away by the vid, lots of memories. Btw , what happened to the elementary school not far to the north? I remember wearing blue and gold.

@bireswarsinha44 4 года назад

i consider myself as Chinese Canadian......

@steelnerve762 7 лет назад

Calcutta , an Imperial capital getting decayed n destroyed..slowly...

@LucasKsh 7 лет назад

thnks to mamata

@Byronic_Man 6 лет назад

steelnerve check out Newtown,Rajarhat

@AresRoyte 6 лет назад

steelnerve sad but true

@lookintoit4537 6 лет назад

Thanks to Commies, and Mamata (now).

@analien8739 6 лет назад

steelnerve thanks to mamata, not stopping any Muslim from Bangladesh and biharies that that come here for job but make it dirty paste their non Bengali culture which doesn't respect other cultures

@manjima411 7 лет назад

It's such a shame that I know so little about my own city. Thank you for making this video.

@503945158 4 года назад

You didn't know about Anglo Indians? Who do you think run the icse schools in Kolkata?

@jimreid6370 3 года назад

@@503945158 Armenians!

@jimreid6370 3 года назад

Same as me can you help?

@riffraff8020 5 лет назад

FILIPINO MARRYING PARSI (INDIAN) IS NOT ANGLO INDIAN THERE IS NO ENGLISH (ANGLO) BLOOD THAT PERSON IS FILIPINO INDIAN

@priyankeebordoloi6676 4 года назад

Yes I was thinking the same, to be part Anglo one has to have at least some English ancestry, may be half or even one fourth..... half Indian and half some other ancestry other than English would not justify as Anglo Indian...

@suniljan7 4 года назад

Yes I thought the same there is no Anglo routes. No blood lineage.

@itfeltsoreal 4 года назад

Preach brother

@abhisekwilliam8611 4 года назад

Yes exactly

@WOLFPATCH360 4 года назад

@@priyankeebordoloi6676 yeah well it happens and a lot of malayalis and tamils do the same with us anglos. You're obviously not anglo either and i can tell from your long invented name but you would know as well that a lot of people try to fit in society as an anglo and its disrespectful.

@abhisek2091 6 лет назад

Calcutta still hold that true cosmopolitan charm from the heart of the people just the economy and government that harming calcuttas cosmopolitians roots..

@raymondallenjhangiani7670 5 лет назад

The country of birth and where one has lived his entire lifetime is what one should claim and reserve the right to address himself as to be called an “ INDIAN “one should always be proud of his national status and respect his fellow citizens and his country , we are proud of our nation and our motherland “INDIA “ JAI HIND !!!

@PasscodeAdvance 5 лет назад

Exactly

@paracetamol256 2 года назад

Calm down warrior

@pakola131 7 лет назад

I've recently discovered your channel- its excellent. The narrative, production and editing is top notch. Such interesting stories- well impressed! :)

@joshuaalfonso641 7 лет назад

I'm an Anglo-Indian myself

@alex-sv8ru 7 лет назад

Joshua Alfonso Cool.

@pravinlal3765 7 лет назад

Joshua Alfonso Who are regarded as anglo indians?

@Freerider1502 7 лет назад

Joshua Alfonso alfonso sounds portuguese not anglo

@ravikumar-fm6zv 7 лет назад

Pravin Lal !!! Anglo Indian are those people whose ancestors were from Europe from father side. OK brother

@pravinlal3765 7 лет назад

ravi kumar But they look all too Indian to me.

@sayanchandra569 4 года назад

Thanks a lot guys! You people are doing a fantabulous job doing such videos! Much needed for awareness purposes!!!

@TheFlyingExperience 7 лет назад

It great to see your channel and these short film. You all are doing a fantastic job and looking forward to new ones. Here are few ideas - Club Culture in Calcutta - Football As A Way of Life (World Cup time) - Monsoons in Calcutta Cheers

@RogueHedonist 7 лет назад

Its said most Anglo Indians who were worth their salt left India by late eighties and early nineties, similarly many Goans left to Portugal and took up citizenship there. The anglo Indians left today are the poor ones who couldn't manage to migrate, if you notice most of them are not rich, the rich ones are already in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and some Caribbean islands.

@DerekP777 7 лет назад

I am an Anglo Indian And I don't think that All the Anglos are poor....Like me and my family my great grand father and grandfather had the chance to migrate but they didn"t infact they decided to stay in India because they were doing great in India.....And my entire family are very much happy to live in this wonderful Country India....

@randelr8638 7 лет назад

Not all Anglo-Indians are poor...It like any other community you have both the rich and poor....But the sense of togetherness that existed in the Anglo-Indian community is slowly dwindling and getting lost.

@nileshnath541 6 лет назад

They are barely even Anglo, on of their great grandfathers was a white dude and they are walking around thinking they are Anglo-Saxons.

@alex-sv8ru 6 лет назад

Nilesh Nath There paternal ancestors are British, so their ancestors probably were crusaders, knights etc.

@alfredstark1653 5 лет назад

When the British finally packed their bags to leave India for good, Many Anglo Indian families were also struck with insecurity. However, they didn’t leave the country due to a sense of endearment they had developed with their birthplace.

@noeminoemi1350 6 лет назад

I love communities like these, very open inclusive and welcoming to everyone.

@swetimadas2617 7 лет назад

Wow ... I never new about it ... Thank you 😊 for the information... proud Indian with unity in diversity... great job 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

@sudarshanpanda 7 лет назад

@101 love your videos; can feel and appreciate the effort/research behind each video...keep up the good work...waiting for more videos...

@debanganadasgupta 7 лет назад

You people deserve so many more subscribers! Amazing just. Love your videos!

@cyberdude1896 7 лет назад

You guys need a show on TV!! Or lacs and lacs of subscribers...! Keep up the good work!

@asmizade316 5 лет назад

👌👌👌

@varunwagle 7 лет назад

Loved the channel. Continue touching on offbeat topics that make different places more and more interesting. Untold stories, unique perspectives! Glad someone is doing it. Continue the good work.

@beanman7516 Год назад

"But this culture is decreasing everyday" Thank the great heavens 🙏❤️

@parthajp 4 года назад

You earned one more subscriber !! What a class !! This channel deserve 10 million subscriber within a month!

@Ray-ug1yr 7 лет назад

Such a great RU-vid channel, great content, I love it that you show different sides of India.

@infiyatayon Год назад

বলতেই হয়, এটা আমাদের কলকাতা।ভালোবাসার শহর,শান্তির শহর।

@enthuucutlett2724 6 лет назад

The cross culture of Kolkatta is beautiful ❤️

@sankhunk8643 7 лет назад

u guys are awesome 101 india

@vivek0090neo 7 лет назад

thank you so much for this video

@gobardhanhalder8960 4 года назад

*Proud to be a Bengali* 😍😘😍

@azbycxbyaz 7 лет назад

Hope you could make longer duration films. will certainly follow. And compliments to the beautiful host :-)

@justincaseiamhere 7 лет назад

Thank you 101,God bless you

@sauravchakraborty4276 7 лет назад

awesomeeeeeeeeee thanku for doing such work

@TheSatinschild 7 лет назад

thank u for sharing my community

@silentstorm718 Год назад

Lotta Anglo-Indians segregated themselves from other Indians thinking that these people were inferior. Your videos should also reflect this reality.

@ruhitagupta 7 лет назад

Goosebumps, everytime i watch your videos..Aaamazing

@abhinavprabhakar2312 7 лет назад

you deserve more views and subscribers as you offer great content and btw uh are very beautiful.😍

@abhinavprabhakar2312 7 лет назад

i will but i need your help too for expanding my business, you can also contact me i will explain you every thing mail-prabhakar.abhinav33@gmail.com

@shirsenduhalder9458 4 года назад

I am a subscriber of this channel from today.. I must say i am fall in love with this channel... So many unknown information about Kolkata....

@wasimahmed7337 7 лет назад

A brilliant report once again.

@adityatrivedi3373 7 лет назад

very good job yaar...keep it up ..we r with u...

@DaanavReview 7 лет назад

nice! Keep them coming!

@DaanavReview 7 лет назад

have already done that :)

@mono7891 7 лет назад

Anglo community is dying its slow death. I have lived among the Anglo. Almost all of them migrated to Australia and England. Very few left. They are not finding matrimonial match in their own community hence stepping out of the bound to marry Bengalis and the offspring becomes like the men in the commentary. Indian Government gives lot of respect to this fleeting community. If not protected, this community will vanish for good.

@Byronic_Man 6 лет назад

mono7891 they are migrating on their own will,nobody is forcing them to leave,like Pakistanis and Bangladeshis forced the Hindus to leave!

@smeetb01 6 лет назад

Oh no What a real tragedy So sad

@smeetb01 6 лет назад

Surely there can't be other people who actually suffer in India But no Let's help the white colonizers feel cozy in the land they turned destitute

@minskdhaka 2 года назад

@@smeetb01 Wow, you're going to blame them for the actions of their male ancestors from 200 years ago? What about the fact that they're of Indian descent in the female line?

@rohan-ghosh 2 года назад

very likeable and well spoken folks. thank you for this great video

@afreenessa9909 4 года назад

This channel mesmerizies me every day with its videos... Wonderful work.. so many things out there.. lovely Kolkata.. n great work frnds

@markeugenelee2083 4 года назад

Eat Shi t

@alfredstark1653 5 лет назад

If any body who is not aware what an Anglo Indian is let me know...I will be glad to share WHAT AN ANGLO INDIANS...WERE AND ARE... I have been ( studying) my COMMUNITY for nearly 20 years now...And also to add I am from the family AND blood line of HERBERT ALICK STARK ...One of the best writers!

@alokkumargupta6434 Год назад

Sir please let me know where do the Anglo Indians use to live in India. I mean in colonies like us and how many anglos are currently there in India

@alfredstark1653 Год назад

@@alokkumargupta6434 Hello Alok, we Anglo Indians are all spred out throughout India. A lot many Anglo Indian have School runnings such as Do Bosco, St Karen's, Frank Anthony Public Schools so on and so forth.. We also work in many sectors just like the other Good Citizens of this country ..

@shaheennawaz5390 7 лет назад

calcutta or today's kolkata is a charming place where you will find anglo Indians, parsis, jews and armenians all these small communities have contributed something to the city. without these communities the charms of kolkata will lost.

@Ayushs7 7 лет назад

vry well bro impressive keep it up

@roralinm 7 лет назад

where people like me don't get to see all these indigenous places in India. may be I cannot afford to travel so much. thanx to the team giving all the viewers a great visual pleasure and a rundown of lost history

@vikasmehta3420 7 лет назад

great channel already subscribed really riveting story and not too long either.

@anthonybatista6693 6 лет назад

Beautiful Bow Barracks. love it.

@ericrodrigues3749 7 лет назад

so diverse!

@BipinRaviEkka 7 лет назад

My favourite author "Ruskin Bond"?......Thank you "101 India" so much.....

@savyoroccovines5733 7 лет назад

WOW Its Wonderful

@maksrgl 7 лет назад

is everybody leaving kolkata. Chinese gone, Jews gone, Anglo Indian gone etc.....

@rizamohammed4853 6 лет назад

Manku Fanku, Because Everybody is Making way for Pisslam.

@psaiprateek1417 6 лет назад

armenians too

@KajalKumari-mn2li 5 лет назад

That's why Kolkata is also known as city of joy

@jcxkzhgco3050 3 года назад

@@rizamohammed4853 why do you have pisslamic name though?

@dontwastetimeyouarelosingr8172 3 года назад

They shifted in Bihar and Jharkhand

@arghyapal9253 4 года назад

💘💘💘....Darun

@sumanthkris777 6 лет назад

Beautiful!

@JJ-gw3uc 4 года назад

Just wow 😍😍😍❤️🙏

@farouqomaro598 4 года назад

Host looks more Anglo than all interviewed. Good looking too

@1mikon 4 года назад

My sister’s best friend was an Anglo Burmese from Calcutta. What’s the big deal.

@kunwarsahab3307 4 года назад

I love anglo indian who mostly lived in Elliot road.. My st Dominic school mostly staff belongs to anglo indian.. I love kolkata mix culture.. Kolkata city of joy...

@samsomwaru8854 6 лет назад

life will be booring,with out these interesting stories ,good stuff

@dennishamiltonyoh1 6 лет назад

Half of them in the video are Christian converted Indians. My teachers were Anglo Indians. The were of mixed English and Indian ancestry.

@abhishekchakraborty6492 4 года назад

Jesus is the truth

@texas4478 4 года назад

No one cares about it,,,

@abhishekchakraborty6492 4 года назад

@@ashisroy5119 can you prove anything ?

@abhishekchakraborty6492 4 года назад

@@ashisroy5119 You are not proving anything by your filthy langauge Can you disprove Christianity ?

@ashisroy5119 4 года назад

@@abhishekchakraborty6492 exatly what i have to prove ?

@hamedhussain7562 6 лет назад

i love how the street looks. it's like Deja Vu for some Reason

@Ayushs7 7 лет назад

and no one make a documentary like you great yr

@dipakrc9941 5 лет назад

Christmas is really big in Kolkata.. I happened to be there last year and had a fabulous time

@heyitsvibz 7 лет назад

wonderful

@SuXit 6 лет назад

❤️ I am indian & a Bengali person and I love my city which call Kolkata ❤️ ❤️ WE BENGALI PERSON CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS FAR BETTER THAN LONDON ❤️

@BigUpzBrah 7 лет назад

seems like everyone is leaving that place. no opportunity

@sanjeevpereira6765 4 года назад

Great vedio

@AjithVenu18 7 лет назад

I don't know much about this channel and the cities you guys are working, although I have a suggestion for u.. Kerala have Jew community and also many other community of people leaving there who came from different land and leaving there for many years, mainly in Fort Kochi area and Mattancherry in Ernakulam District. If possible please make a video like this on it.. Thank you.... And great job guyzzzz....

@nenumeediwakaram5674 5 лет назад

Good video. Made me feel nostalgic. I am from Vizag, we too have a similar area called Thompson street where many anglo indians live. I had my primary schooling in Richards nursery then shifted to St.Aloysius anglo indian high school.

@stavio12 5 лет назад

Thank you Sir, at least you are not full of hate for us. Cheers and long life to you.

@nenumeediwakaram5674 5 лет назад

@@stavio12 why hate brother? Only love bring people together. Good luck enjoy life.

@stavio12 5 лет назад

@@nenumeediwakaram5674 Thank you

@dr.safety7121 6 лет назад

FASCINATING...

@JasbirSingh-DailyFootyNews 3 года назад

Great video! But looking at the people featured in the video, can’t seem to figure out which part of them is actually Anglo .. more Indian then Anglo

@jaideeproychowdhury3716 6 месяцев назад

It's true !! It's a real beauty in the City of Joy !! I have gone there several times during Christmas with my Parsi friend, unfortunately he is no more, but the Tradition in Bow Barracks remains same !! Merry Christmas to everyone 👍🍁

@Burzum-tt6kz Месяц назад

Kolkata will always be the most beautiful city of eastern India

@prof.hijibiji9649 4 года назад

Oh! Kolkata... U r evergreen

@pratikpandey5458 7 лет назад

Great videos guys, but I still feel you have made many videos about Calcutta, I would love to know about different parts or country....

@ajharwoods1974 3 года назад

Am an Anglo Indian my own grandfather is a British man.

@ranajitbag4098 7 лет назад

thankssssss

@sushantpawar5912 7 лет назад

some parts seems nice but what the fck not seen any foreign national is against to their home country,,,bless showers

@daniyaltss726 4 года назад

Enjoyed

@deepakjena996 4 года назад

I love kolkata... I love bengoli culture ,tradition, ...

@sachinsagar6212 7 лет назад

Loved the shots.. who is the camera man...

@JaiTuljabhavaniMata 4 года назад

Want more such videos of variety of cultures in India

@theelectricman1385 6 лет назад

wow, I did not know about anglo indians. I love this type of living.....✌

@amypreem5225 7 лет назад

Please keep sharing different communities of India, love knowing more about it.

@sundeepkumar5456 7 лет назад

grt wrk

@rutvik3064 5 лет назад

Whoa we are REALLY diverse 😊😊

@vivekdutta8746 5 лет назад

Beauty of Kolkata

@mfinn7185 Год назад

Bow Barracks is over-rated and doesn't really need any of the attention it gets. There are other areas in Calcutta that are far more interesting.

@franknemdharie5571 6 лет назад

I would like go there

@srinineralla9869 4 года назад

Good Video 😁 there is a place called Little England in Secunderabad (Tarnaka, Opp Railway Degree College) there are considerable number of Anglo Indians settled there

@ADITYA72 7 лет назад

Wow

@navkritsingh8696 7 лет назад

wow didn't knew about them

@GHUREFIRESOUMEN 5 лет назад

Sotti! Etai Amader kolkata 😁😁 The city of joy for all................❤❤🎅👨👧👶👶👩👩👧👩👬👭💁👷👮👼🎅👸👰👲👳👯💂💁👷👮

@alfredstark1653 5 лет назад

India would owe the development of the Railways to the Anglo-Indian... Then how about the Customs Departments, the Posts and Telegraphs, the English medium schools, colleges and kindergartens, the beautiful air hostesses, the fashion shows, dance schools, stewards and hostesses in most upmarket establishments, and the Hockey and Cricket teams... How about the acting and film schools, the dress designing and tutoring schools, the anglo-indian cuisine and administrative services? We can keep naming a dozen more of Indian infrastructure first established and nurtured by Anglo-Indians. We cannot miss the army and air forces, the sea faring anglo-Indians and the air line pilots that grew these service industries...