Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s4.t4.5

v2.c13.s4.t4.5

Until the middle of the 19th century, it appears that there were about 500 Chinese living in both Calcutta and Bombay. They were mainly males and many of them were sojourners who moved back and forth between China and India. However, from the early decades of the 20th century, the community in Calcutta grew steadily. Political disturbances,