Dec 19, 2009

A Passage to India | Glossary: Anglo-Indian Terminology

Glossary of Anglo-Indian Terminology
Anglo-Indian: An English person living in India, particularly one there for a considerable time.

Aryan Brother: Aryan originally referred to the eastern part of ancient Persia; also to the family of Indo-European languages and anyone descended from the ancient people who spoke one of them. The term “Aryan Brother” was an ironic and disparaging term Anglo-Indians applied to Indians.

babu, babuism: Originally a Hindu title of respect; among Anglo-Indians, used to refer to a native clerk or official who could write English;...