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Anglo-Indians descend on Hyderabad for Christmas
Anglo-Indians from the twin cities might have left to England, Canada, Australia and other countries in the 70s and the 80s but their heart lies in the bylanes of South Lalaguda, Gun Foundry and Mettuguda. Every year, families make it to the city to spend Christmas with relatives and friends.
​Hyderabad: Anglo-Indians from the twin cities might have left to England, Canada, Australia and other countries in the 70s and the 80s but their heart lies in the bylanes of South Lalaguda, Gun Foundry and Mettuguda. Every year, families make it to the city to spend Christmas with relatives and friends.
Lloyd Dooland, a HR professional who worked in New Zealand, has come back to the city to coordinate with Anglo-Indians settled abroad and who are coming down to the city for a cricket match.
“Many Anglo-Indians would be reaching the city on December 23. There is something in the air here and the warmth of friends and loved ones that brings them back in hordes,” Lloyd revealed to The Hans India.
With a steady migration in search of greener pastures, there are around 10,000 Anglo-Indians who made Secunderabad and Hyderabad as their home. Many families eagerly wait for such festive occasions to have a family reunion. And this is the time to celebrate!
Former MLA Christine Lazarus said that she had receives a few queries from Christians abroad on their interest to return.
“The common question they have is, I still have the Overseas Citizen of India registration and would love to come back to Secunderabad,” she said.
With all her experience, Lazarus advises them to go by the ground reality and not driven by emotion. “Most of them still have very romantic notions of South Lalaguda and want to settle there.
But so much has changed over the years that the ‘Little England’ as South Lalaguda was known is a pale shadow of its past glory. I advise them to look out for places elsewhere in the city,” she explained to The Hans India.
In Goa, there have been a few cases of reverse migration as people have come back. Warren La Touche, president of Anglo-Indian Association said, “My son works in England but we are here in Secunderabad. We have lived all our life here and this is our home.”
“While the money is good in the West, the bonhomie that is found in Hyderabad is somehow missing in Australia though there are many who have settled Down Under. Life has become so mechanical,” said Noel Carr, the former Syndicate Bank cricketer.
In the eighties, Yuletide spirit reverberated in South Lalaguda the bastion of Anglo-Indians. Many who left India are once again coming back for the Boxing Day ball and the New Year eve dance to revive memories of days spent with gay abandon.
