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A well researched paper about overseas Chinese in India written by Madhu Bhalia. Overseas Chinese in India: A Preliminary Investigation

Speaking of the Indian-Chinese community, its size—never very large in India—has shrunk considerably over time. But there is still a Chinatown in Tangra, Kolkata. The Hakka Chinese who had settled there worked mostly in the tanneries that once thrived in the area. Their descendants have scattered, but the Chinese New Year continues to be celebrated [...]

At a time when several smaller tribes and communities demanding special status is posing a threat to the integrity of the greater Assamese society, something unusually encouraging is reflected at Biswanath Chariali in Assam’s Sonitpur district.

Growing economic and cultural ties with China may have spurred a demand for Mandarin but experts say strict visa norms are preventing teachers of the language in China from coming to India, affecting the quality of instruction.

Efforts are under way to persuade New Delhi to acknowledge persecution of citizens after the 1962 border war. – Maseeh Rahman , Nov 28, 2010

Recent revelations of India’s official attitude towards people of Chinese origin within its borders after the Indo-China war are simply too shocking to ignore.

Assam’s Chinese can’t live down the dread of ’62: segregation, deportation, the loss of home. Dola Mitra

Rita Chowdhury, an author, plans to launch a movement for assimilation of the Chinese who were forcefully deported from Makum in Assam and some other parts during the 1962 Chinese aggression, into the greater Assamese society.