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*[[East India Company Army#Wives and children|East India Company Army - Wives and children]]
== Definition of Anglo-Indian==
Section 366 of the Constitution of India (1950) states
“"An Anglo-Indian means a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is or was of European descent, but who is domiciled within the territory of India and is or was born within such territory of parents habitually resident therein and not established there for temporary purposes only."
This definition is a constitutional one and makes no reference to female ancestry. It has been argued as being somewhat limited and it is not unusual for those with such European descent lying in the female line to regard their ancestress as Anglo Indian for genealogical purposes.
== FIBIS Fact Files No 1 ==
== Recommended reading ==
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Transport_and_communications_reading_list Bear, Laura] ''Lines of the Nation'' (New York: Columbia, 2007) [essential but uncomfortable reading for Anglo-Indians with railway roots].*See also list of titles under the “Anglo-Indians” section of [http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Society_reading_list FIBIS Society Reading List]
