The Fading Chinatown of Kolkata | Unique Stories from India
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- What was once a thriving community of thousands of Chinese descendants is now down to just a few families.
Kolkata's Chinatown was once home to a thriving community of over 20,000 ethnically Chinese Indian nationals. That number is now estimated to be as low as 2,000. Most of the inhabitants' ancestors moved to Kolkata in the early 20th century, setting up shops and businesses for families of Chinese origin. But of late, the younger generation of the community has been looking to move out of Chinatown, looking for better prospects and standards of living in countries like USA, UK, Australia and Canada. Does this spell the end for the once-bustling Chinatown in Kolkata?
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I feel bad they might be Chinese descendants but they are Indians we have to preserve our multicultural society
@Rosel Z get the fuck out of here
You don't belong to Kolkata
@Rosel Z ewwww
@Rosel Z idoit
@Rosel Z good now your turning the table now
yes
we must preserve foreign indian citizens bcoz they r the beauties of our divers country
prakit limbu Kolkata will have only one culture in future.
Gaurav Solanki that's sad ,!
Too late.
prakit limbu they are not "foreign Indian citizens"....... They are Indians.... JAI HIND
prakit limbu so should u guys
Similarly, I am also a Chinese Hakka people,from China Guangdong(canton).More than a thousand years ago because of the Mongolian invasion, our family moved from the interior to the coast. I will travel to India next month, looking forward to visit the decline of Calcutta Chinatown, looking for a lost history
去了感觉怎么样？哥们儿
还在印度，没去加尔各答，但是在西姆拉遇到一个老华侨客家人
在印度的华侨真是不容易，62年打仗后财产被征收好多被关在集中营，连国民身份都不承认。
You are always welcome here. :)
Jerry where do you live now ??
I live very near to the Chinatown in Calcutta.. Going for a morning breakfast to Chinatown with all my friends (nd we invite as many people as we can) on weekends is still a religiously followed ritual fr us!! I'm a proud Indian, but believe me when I say that the 'Soup Chowmein(garnished with fried chicken/pork) is the BEST and cheapest breakfast one could have in this country.. it costs just Rs. 50 fr one full plate (along with unlimited soup and 3 wantons). The best part is, even the chowmein is HANDMADE. Sorry for being such a jerk fr posting this on ur channel but we feel that the Chinese of Calcutta are an important part of our multicultural heritage.. Chang Ming Calcutta!! 😊😊
souvik deb handmade noodles . .🤤
Where is this place exactly? Near tangra?
@@avishekpaul366 actually, if you want to have cheapest and good Chinese breakfast, go to the Territi Bazaar. Search online.
Being a Bengali myself, I would be very happy if our govt does something for these communities
As a person from Kolkata, and attending both school and college very near China Town, its very tragic to see it withering away.....
@Jacky Phantom stop barking shit without knowing facts. Till 1990 India was more developed than China so they stayed here. Now china is more devloped so they are leaving India.
@Jacky Phantom Don't talk without knowledge. Back in the 40s China was a very poor place. So was South East. Thet were all in civil war and poverty. And this is Kolkata we are talking about. Kolkata was the capital of British India. It was at par with Singapore or Tokyo. So back then this was the go to place for any business minded individual. Now Kolkata has declined after communism..but I hope it will rise again.
@Jacky Phantom hehe nice. Thank God ur community is getting kicked out lol
@Jacky Phantom hehe. Stop whining like a girl.
@Jacky Phantom ok chigga
Even bengalis are leaving Kolkata,chinese are no different.
Exactly my point
Thats why you find so many expat communities of Bengallis in Pune Delhi Bangalore Ahmedabad and US UK Germany
To be honest the political environment in West Bengal is not conducive for retaining brains inside the state...Hence the brain drain
My poor Bengal 😔
@@debashisbhunia2952 .
I have had lived in Calcutta, WB (1998 - 2005) and some more cities in India. Calcutta is the ultimate, amazing and the most beautiful city to live in. The Armenians, BENGALIS (THE DOMINANTS) , Parsis, Jews, Anglo Indians, Chinese. Nahum's, China town, Coffee House and thousands more to add on. The perfect blend of Europe and the United Kingdom ..I have had never felt home alone. The best place in India to be. No wherein India I could find all of these!
Local politicians are responsible for this state of China town.
Land criminals
Bengali middle class is leaving the city in droves for better future. What to talk about Chinese.
Accha hai bhakt
@MATHA NOSHTO-MAN nope not really,but some Bangladeshi lives on Kolkata for study purpose
@MATHA NOSHTO-MAN Nobody knows the real figure. But slowly they are accumulating in semi urban areas.
@@shaphrangkharluni7608 in singapore malaysia and some parts indonesia there are many chinese.if they go there they will have better time in singapore malaysia taiwan hong kong etc....
@@shaphrangkharluni7608 your comment has no meaning literally.
There is a Chinese village in Tinsukia district of Assam known as China Patty. The Britishers brought them for tea plantation. After Independence they were unable to go back to China. Those Chinese people got mingled with the locals & married Assamese people. The current generation have forgot the Chinese language and they speak Assamese in the village.
I think it's Makum. And also most Chinese men were forcefully deported to China in 1962 Sino Indian War while their wives and children remain behind. Only around 3-4 Chinese families are there today in the village. They lost all contacts with China. Most of the Jews, Chinese, and British people kept on leaving India even after becoming citizens due to their homelands being developed and also different culture from India. I hope these people come back one day to look at what they left behind for luxury.
Jai Hind ❤
My father is in the army hence I have spent most of my childhood travelling to different parts of India. Believe me when I say that, you will not find a city with such a rich culture and heritage, friendly and Cooperative people, cheap and delicious food, in any part of the world. This city gives shelter to both the rich and the poor alike.
SAVE THE ANGLO INDIANS! SAVE THE CHINESE INDIANS! SAVE THE SIDDIS!
WE MUST SAVE OUR DIVERSE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND REPLENISH THE POPULATION OF THESE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!
Tragic. The Chinese were an integral part of Kolkata. They gave the city some of its best restaurants, shoe stores and saloons. They were persecuted during the Indo Chinese war of '65 but many chose to stay on despite this. Many Kolkatans are unaware that the govt would not issue them Indian citizenship
62 chhilo na
This is correct. I am eternally grateful to the British government for providing us with British passports to emigrate because we were made stateless due to the 1962 border war with China.
This time around better run for dear life
Indonesian Chinese also suffered persecution in 1965 during CIA backed Suharto coup. Close to 800k Indonesian-Chinese were massacred Islamic extremists backed by Suharto regime aided by CIA in 1965.
Please don’t hate yourself. It wasn’t your fault. All of us who were forced to leave Kolkata to prevent being sent to a concentration camp in Rajasthan, have made a better life for ourselves abroad.
GOVT OF INDIA should take care of theses citizen tooo
Absolutely correct. Jai shri radhe kishan ji ki
Absolutely
Who Modi? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stop blaming govt of India all the time. They want to move out of India and that is their choice. A lot of Hindus also do that but you never raise questions
dharma chiness government do not pay us!
In Chinese there is a saying "人往高处走，水往低处流“，which means human should keep seeking better places to live as natural as water will keep flowing to the lower place.
The Chinese people were never given there due for 300 yrs. in kolkata. They never complained about there problems.Then knew that nobody would listen to them and silently packed there bags and went to foreign countries while keeping there tears within there eyes never allowing to fall off.
Hats off.
@@peace719 wow in Kerala seriously? I'm also from kerala but i look very east asian and people call me Chinese or korean all the time. i wonder if my ancestors were one of them
thank you sooo much for covering such neglected topics from our very own CALCUTTA....
I am going to visit this place after a long time...
thanks a lot...
I met one of the Kolkata grown Chinese lady in Toronto. She is owner of Hakka Chinese restaurant.
The way I came to know that she understood everything we were saying in Bengali. I was really surprised.
Which restaurant in Toronto?
I came to watch one video. I've seen too many now. Amazing stuff!
discrimination is the main reason why china town is vanishing from Calcutta ..although they spend their entire life but never given an opportunity for any right as any fellow Indian ....pretending to be biggest democrats and multi culture country in the world with freedom of speech ....but where is their right same as those African community in other parts of India ....
Even fellow Indians want to go to Canada, USA, Europe etc. Are they being discriminated? Blacks were being discriminated against in USA, South Africa etc. Did they leave? Its all about economics. People go where the money is inspite of the discrimination. Those people themselves said they came to India becuz till 1990s India was richer than China
+GradeA's Kid I don't think India was ever richer than China as a country. These people came because of political situation in China and because they saw business opportunity here.
ryjeet no offense but learn history
India was the richest country in the world till 16th century
+ryjeet Google gdp per capita china. Until 1992, China ($1240) had lower per capita income than India ($1250). China crossed India after 1993 only.
China wasn't always the rich country it is today. Until just 25 yrs ago it was poorer than India.
But in per capita income India was always poor.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_by_past_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita
British were richer per capita income even before they came to India in 1600.
I am so glad I found this channel. It is so underrated! This shows you so many sides of India and that is so beautiful. Congratulations team for doing such an amazing job!
Their English accent felt like Malaysian Chinese.
It`s so sad to hear this kinda story that everyone is abandoning their city of birth for better prospects elsewhere. Hopefully someone will stay on and keep it going.
+Advair Thite : The US, Canada and Germany are Christian majority countries. The prosperity of most western countries has been achieved at the expense of poorer countries.
Ed i felt their english is more Indian english. It is interesting i saw an indian malaysian youtuber, and his english is exactly Malaysia english ;)
To be honest, its been like this since the beginning of humanity. I feel it would be strange if people just stayed in one place.
Lisa Ya-Han Chang I thought these guys sounded like Manglish lah
As a malaysian, i feel the english spoken had an indian accent.
this channel is just authentic and awesome.
They are the sweetest people with deepest emotions
India should try to keep Chinese people in India. A country with diverse population looks beautiful and is good for the overall prosperity of its citizens.
Yes! We must bring them back, better jobs and life for our great diverse friends!
PasscodeAdvance 😂😂
MrRange12345 we don't need at all!
There are few chinese in india but there are many chinese in singapore malaysia thailand etc
@@souvikkundu4058 yes broo.fuck china
sad to know ...Chinese were very integral part of Calcutta back then ..have such fond memories of Chinese market in the morning and some Chinese friends in tangra area where Chinese food was the best...
Calcutta has been in the list of best Chinatowns on Earth as well as best places to celebrate Christmas in top 10 for lonelyplanet. This should never go off. People should fight for preserving their culture.
And I thought as a beginner in Mandarin I'll go to the country's only China town. But it is already fading. And wow!! Just wow Kolkata has had so many foreign communities : jewish chinese anglo indian .Superb
You're welcome to visit Malaysia, Thailand or Singapore where both Chinese and Indian communities are thriving. Cheers.
You are welcome in northeast India, no discrimination will against you, you peoples will live as one of us
My great-grandfather Thomas Erskine was of Indian descent but had slightly "oriental" features. And his family was from Calcutta, now I know where he got them.
you guys have really awesome stories
My Best Friend Is An Indian Chinese! Last Name Haung! Place Of Birth Calcutta India! Who Said He's Proud To Be Indian! 😎🌷🙏
I live in Tangra, very near to this China Town. In my childhood, we used to visit these restaurants every Sundays to taste some delicious Chinese foods every morning. Aahh! I miss those days!
there was time when foreigner used to come india.. but now?????
And now we are the reasons that they don't come here anymore
+ Karra Gol There are plenty of foreigners who come to India, but using what is called a Visa and Passport. India can't be stuck in 19th century when the world has moved on. Please find a story on Chinese of Indian origin, when you have stop complaining about Indians.
They are becoming fake ass petriotic or so called nationalist which make them non-welcoming imagine if the Same thing foreigners do with our peoples who are settled outside
British Kolkata in the early twentieth century was at par with Singapore and Hong Kong at that time. It offered plenty of opportunities. China was embroiled in civil war on the other hand. But how things change. Today, China has over 25 booming modern metropolis that a sane person would choose over Kolkata anyday. The irony is that personal freedom in China are still not as good as in India. That's why these people are moving to Canada instead of China.
Hensang and fieyan were 2 very first chinese visitor in india.
Kolkata is only place where you can see Chinese,jews, Anglo-Indian, Persian people.
All leaving and there's an influx of Biharis only.
Bihari guthkha chewers made this place dirtier, u can see stain of gutkha spits everywhere.
Bengalis do not chew guthkha.
@@bikramdeb9 you are not even of this country so go back you Bangladeshi
Even other communities which live here are indian but you don't belong here
@@asimsahoo7291 you're not from this country ,go to pakistan.
Fyi bengalis living in WB have no love over bangladeshis . Learn history first , bengalis had been there from time immemorial in Hindusthan .India's Independence was due to sacrifice of freedomfighters, of which maximum were bengalis. Third when country was divided it was divided on the basis of religion not on the basis of language(bangla) . Saying we are not from this country proves how dumb you are .
I urge younger generation of Chinese people to stay in Calcutta. Please don't leave. You are part of history and culture of the city.
Haha i am also Indian but, my ancestors are from China. I live in Kolkata. Kolkata is Chinatown and i love India because, India never racist to me !
Great story cover...India is a diverse country and it has seen all kind of atrocities and invasion but what makes it great is the unity and respect we have for everyone regards of their caste religion colour etc. Leaving a country is an option for better life is ok but some stays and makes it better....Hope it gets better for Chinese citizens residing here...and they don't get to leave ❤️
Its all due the lackluster and Carelessness of Mamta banerjee and her policies. I feel sad for them.
Sala BJP ka Bacha...
I'll vote for TMC again. Fuck u
A Mukherjee Who cares! Fuck yourselves
Ya that's why banerjee again came in power in bengal with record win
....
@@Tamojitdutta26 people are entitled to have different opinion That does not make them BJP and lastly we havr not.seen any thing.dazzling except calling celebrities to take the center stage.Serious politics has disdappeared from India.Central govt is in minority bashing.Tagore snd Gandhi are turning in their grave
Believe it or not, Indian Chinese people have a huge community in Canada. There are multiple Hakka restaurants in each city opened all across Canada and most of them are VERY successful. I don’t see this immigration as a bad thing. If anything, this has nothing to do with their Chinese roots. It’s just people looking for a better life so they choose to immigrant to countries that are more well off. Lots of Indians choose to do this and move to Canada, USA, Uk, Australia, New Zealand, etc. The Chinese Indian community seem to be better of when it comes to immigrating and there is nothing wrong with that.
Having Studied in a Chinese School in Central Kolkata, have witnessed Chinese student's number going down in our school, where in around yr 2006 there were quite a number of Chinese Students in our school, but by the time I reached 12th standard there was only 1 Chinese student in our whole batch. Apart from Tangra there are Chinese staying in Central Kolkata as well. The famous Chinese leather Shoe business in Chitpur Road have also vanished. The condition of those who still runs Shoe shops in this area is a hard story to tell. Feel Sad to see this loss for Our City of Joy which is known for its multicultural beauty. Hope the Government to find time to look into these aspects also.
Ling Lang High School ?
Many had moved to Mumbai & started the Hakka Chinese restaurants.
I used to live in Cal - maybe twice a month my dad used to take us to Chinatown by rickshaw for breakfast for pow, nihari, dim sim and all the other chinese food - I loved it. Chinatown in Cal will never be the same once the last of the Chinese leave!
the best channel i have come across in 5 yrs of youtube.. you guys should have like 2 M subscribers... just amazing... short.. amazing.... just subbed now n know a whole lot bout my country that i ever studied......GBU guys keep it up..
Back then Kolkata was one of the best cities in the world , admittedly it was colonial. But that is why these people were attracted to Kolkata. It is said what has happened to Kolkata since then.
Such a lovely documentation...... I liked the styles and effects..... Great work indeed
Kolkata's Chinatown decline was due to the Defence of India Act, 1962. India incarcerated thousands of Chinese-Indians in an internment camp, where they were held for years without trial. Thousands more Chinese-Indians were forcibly deported.
Thats bullshit. Most have left after 1990s because other countries have developed more.
Can’t blame them for wishing to leave. If you have options/opportunities, prospects, dreams then go pursue ‘em.
India is for all we all r equal that's our beauty n strength we r united and diversed in common land INDIA
I was born in Kolkata and lived near them for years.. Chinese never Integrated with us.. they always lived separated so v never felt they were even there except for their foods..
It's funny how Chinese people speak English with Indian accent, because it's the only type of English they heard growing up.
They are indians !
@@9grand exactly! As Indian as the Chinese Indonesians are Indonesians (that means completely indian)
It's very interesting because their accent sounds like Singaporean or Malaysian Chinese
Great documentary,great to watch and hear the stories of the Chinese in India,would also love to see the experience of the Anglo Indian community who are slowly fading away.
Tangra today is referred to as China town. but the actual China town is located near lal bazaar police station.
They're 2 China Town in kolkata, 1 near lal bazaar or should I say poddar court 2nd is tangra.
yes I'm from old China town
@@robertwong7452 Aah, so you're all going to move to Canada? I wish people of Chinatown stayed and made it great. Because you guys are gems in our multicultural Indian dream. 😊♥️
@@andrewlin6136 tiretti bazar area
I feel sad, there were lots of Chinese students in our school, St. Patrick's H. S. School, Asansol. All of them were borders. They were the best sportsmen in the school. It seems to be history now.
There were two Chinese restaurants in Asansol who introduced us to Chow mein. The shops have since been sold and the families have migrated.
Once in Kolkata, I was at a street food shop run by two Chinese brothers. What amazed me was there mutual conversation in Bangla.
your features doesn't only resemble chinese but also people from Indian north eastern states! so say proudly that you are an Indian!
Hey hi ! I'm a Sri Lankan living in Bangalore. I liked the content. Planning to visit Calcutta for this Durga Pooja. Do you advise me to do so ? If so could you please guide me a bit, if you could ! Thank you for reading the message !!
China town is known for cheap booz, great food & unique ambience .New cuisines are fading the old glory of our country.The footfall dropped a lot in this decade still its a pride of Calcutta.
Believe me best food in India is available in Calcutta.Beijing & kim ling and Big Boss are the best among all the restaurants in china town.
It saddens me, seeing this vdo.... I had Chinese friends, but they all have moved out!!!!
@4:25 I think sensei is a japanese word.
Shifu is the proper word for Teacher in Mandarin.
@sourav goswami, Shii-fu is master, for teacher its lao-shi.
Sensei can be translated as teacher, in Chinese. But it is a very old Chinese term.
Sen Sei in Chinese would mean Mister. The Japanese appreciated the word to describe any Teacher. I don't understand why. But hell, the word Yankee is used by the Japanese to describe Teenage Hooligans
beautiful, beautiful presentation. I feel enlightened even though I am born and brought up in Calcutta. Thank you!
We Love, We Care....India is not too hot...Move to North east of Himalayan mountains or any where
.....India is a diverse country..
India Has Unkown to Every Indians but It 2019....We Know Our Culture and All People's of India....
Love this Country....... Every Corner of India Has a Unique ness and a Unique Weather , Unique Mind, Unique Environmental so.....Love This Place...
We Love You China Town..... Your India Own You, Also You Own India...👏🙏♥♥🇮🇳🇮🇳
Very amazed and surprised by seeing this Vedio, literally we should do whatever it takes to preserve their culture, language, heritage in Kolkata.
They comes as our guests, now they are not less than out own family members of such a big multi-religious, multi linguistics society...
I believe my respect and responsibility toward my country is increased even more...
An important documentary made in the best possible way, kudos to you guys !
There is a sense of satisfaction while watching this channel's work . With each video I am learning something new . I am going to recommend you to all possible people I know . Keep up the good work ! May you get more recognition. 💞
Kindly visit the old China town in Trrriti Bazar, Bow Barracks & Central Kolkata areas. You will find tons of Chinese people, schools, temples & obviously traditional Chinese food :)
imagine their life during coronavirus and border clash . When tensions are at an all time high , discrimination would too . Man it must suck.
I am the 4th generation chinese in India. Most of my community have migrated due to better opportunities. A very few of us remain, and are mostly scattered in various cities in India. As time passes, even we few will wither away.
It's wonderful that there was beautiful diverse groups...it's lovely. Not just in Kolkata but ALL countries
Seriously I love it and want to preserve it ❤️
very interesting, their every generation migrates to advance countries of that time. Hope next generation cones back to India.
Should we not preserve the descending history? I am 63 years old. I worked at Tiretta Bazar areas for about 36 years. I know how friendly and peace loving they are. They themselves are heritage of Kolkata.
Please document the last Chinese people in Shillong. They could be hardly no more than 100 now.
I have never heard of Chinese in Shillong? Except tibetan
may b its tibetan nt chinese
Will do something to them so that they can rise again.❤India is beautiful because of it's diversity, we have Mongolian, Dravidian, aryans.
There is no Dravidian. Stop using that British divisive word.
World's best documentaries you people make but here in our nation nobody have time to think about whatever they are the part of our country we must protect them from violance and government must provide them protection because they have live here from more than 100 decades so they are the part of our country with their own culture and dignity doing this we the people of India can preserve our diversity for which our nation is famous in the world
It's too hot here!! Canada has now crossed 50 degree
As many already mentioned,this channel is just too awesome to not have a million subscribers!! I don’t know why the hell UA-cam didn’t recommend me this channel earlier
not only chineese even poor indians also facing in india same problems
Kolkata had the power, means and resources to become the most Advanced City in India, And probably Asia too....But, Ideologies and politics destroyed this one Heaven....If, Kolkata did not had this Ideologies and politics....India would have been a $5 Trillion Dollar economy in the 2000s, And we would have been aiming for $20 Trillion Dollar Economy
The first Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew is a Hakka Chinese too. Eversince the Cold War started in 1950s most Overseas Chinese were treated with suspicion and regarded as the enemy in India, and Indonesia.
We must preserve it we indian love u all dnt leav us
i realized that there are so many sad stories from small communities in these old cities like Calcutta, the government sees the 'greater good' and makes big decisions without seeing the plight of these humble communities. all they have left to do is pack up and move on.
Awesome Composition guys, the storytelling and picturization, are just awesome.
FANTASTIC TOPIC AND DOC. I HOPE YOU DO MORE SUCH - BRAVO.
I don't know, I was a normal person till March 2020, but suddenly I got magnetized towards the Indian culture, people and places, I just feel helpless when I think why the hell is India not a superpower yet, why we seek for a better lifestyle abroad, we need to make kurselves that much able so that the world will say "India has batter lifestyle".....but this looks like a mere dream, lots of work to be done, I've taken my small part, have you taken yours??
India should encorporate their culture in itself and become cultural hub of the world
Why wouldn't they want to migrate ? I living in the NE have gottten fed up of the descrimination , sometimes I regret being born an indian
You should've been born in Pakistan
Ok.
@@akhailansar9140 why? Everyone has the right to live in India.
100 years back people used to migrate here to get better living and now they are all moving out
Correctly said by the first lady
This only proves how the Chinese economy grew whereas Indian economy failed
And the ending of this video is very heartbreaking
this was one of the best videos you guys had, love this... so insightful. you guys show the coolest shit ever
Such an amazing episode......I am lucky to discover this channel....keep up The good work guys....❤❤
Kolkata is The Best ever city in India..
Really sad that the new generation kids move out of Kolkata, I'm Indian American but I will tell you , life is not that easy here.When they move to foreign counties life is going to. be way harder than in Kolkata.
Don't go please
Thank you Bhai.
Yes i am Indian but, my ancestors are from China. I am Taoist live in Kolkata.
@@antiamerika6666 You are Chinese, not Indian.
@@shreeraaman1667 No they are Indian of Chinese descent
India is multicultural nation n that is identity of India 😊
Oh my god. I saw the last jewish and anglo indian video by your channel and they're amazing. But the way you closed off this video was just ..mindblowing!!
Found this searching for something else. You guys a did a fantastic job. Subscribed.
Though their country is different but they r humans n in the name of humanity we should respect n luv them
Even Indian leaving India for Australia, Canada etc but Indian government plzz help and preserve different cultures we still have in India at least try for it
All thanks to bangladeshi momota begum.
Amar bal cherageche sala
This is incredible India