On the plane to India in 1994, I flicked through the in-flight magazine. Between adverts for Scotch whisky and American suits, it had a feature article: "Is India Racist?"
I read on, wondering if it would cover discrimination against Muslims (about 15% of the population) or Dalits (about the same).
In fact, the writers had sent a black person into various Bombay shops, to see how he was treated.
I have not been able to find estimates of the number of people of African or African-American descent in India. I think it is safe to say it is not large, and was probably smaller still in the 1990s, although there is apparently one tribe.
No comments:
Post a Comment