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The Chinese in Calcutta: A Study on Settlement and Demographical Patterns

Author(s) -

Bose Arpita

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

indian historical review

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1

H-Index - 2

eISSN - 0975-5977

pISSN - 0376-9836

DOI - 10.1177/0376983619856540

Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , human settlement , geography , chinese community , china , archaeology , history , socioeconomics , sociology , world wide web , computer science , payment

The present article will shed light on the settlement and demographic pattern of the Chinese community living in Calcutta over more than 200 years. The Calcutta Chinese settlement was one of the oldest if it is compared with the other settlements of them in other parts of South Asia. It also intends to focus on their arrival and the reasons behind their migration. The present article will also indicate the routes of migration and the evolution of their settlement in and around Calcutta.

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