Filipinos in India
{{Update|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Filipinos in India
| flag = {{flagicon|Philippines}}{{flagicon|India}}
| image = India Philippines Locator.svg
| population = 3,500
| langs = English{{·}}Tagalog{{·}}Cebuano{{·}}Telugu{{·}}Kannada{{·}}Marathi{{·}}Gujarati{{·}}Punjabi{{·}}Tamil{{·}}Malayalam{{·}} Hindi{{·}}other languages of India
| popplace = Chennai{{·}} Kochi{{·}} New Delhi{{·}} Mumbai{{·}} Hyderabad{{·}}Bangalore{{·}} Kolkata{{·}} Lucknow{{·}} Visakhapatnam{{·}} Indore{{·}} Amritsar{{·}} Ahmedabad
| rels = 20px
Christianity{{·}} Roman Catholicism
| related = Overseas Filipino
}}
Filipinos living in India consists of migrants from the Philippines to India. As of March 2013, there are about 3,500 Filipinos living in the country."[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/romancing-the-filipino/article4557892.ece Romancing the Filipino]", The Hindu, 28 March 2013 They form one of the largest expat minorities in India.
Employment
Most Filipinos in India work in companies in the information technology industry. They would be managers, trainees on a limited schedule, or connected in key and sensitive positions. There are also others working in other industries such as engineering, hospitality as well as foreign or diplomatic relations."[https://www.gmanews.tv/story/136118/Filipino-tourist-injured-in-Mumbai-hotel-attack Filipino tourist injured in Mumbai hotel attack]", GMA News online, 27 November 2008
There are smaller numbers of Filipinos also working as musicians, bands and singers working in the best nightspots in India as well as teachers in specific schools.{{cite web|title=How Pinoys have become Gurus in India|url=https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/388-how-pinoys-have-become-gurus-in-india|publisher=Rappler|access-date=11 May 2017}}
Distribution
Many of them live in cities such as Chennai, New Delhi, Kochi and Mumbai. There are about 70 Filipinos living in Chennai, and they come together for early Christmas celebrations every year in Nandambakkam, where they celebrate in the traditional Filipino way."[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108074729/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/24/stories/2009102451510700.htm ‘Chennai’s a very safe place’]", The Hindu, 24 October 2009"{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071210105333/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/12/17/stories/2005121718470200.htm Carols by candlelight]}}", The Hindu, 15 December 2007 There is also a Filipino film festival in Chennai. The 10-day film festival is being jointly organised by the Madras Film Society, Embassy of the Philippines in New Delhi, and the International Cine-Appreciation Foundation (ICAF)."[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228190415/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021958170200.htm Filipino film festival opens in city]", The Hindu, 19 February 2008
Mumbai is home to about 90 Filipino residents and most of them are married to Indian nationals. Many Filipinos who met their Malayali spouses while working in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf have settled in the state of Kerala."[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/help-from-homeland-for-filipinos/article2882916.ece Help from homeland for Filipinos]", The Hindu
Notable people
- Juan R. Francisco - Filipino Indologist
- Josephine Acosta Pasricha - Filipino Indologist
See also
References
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{{Immigration to India}}
{{Overseas Filipinos}}
{{India-related topics in Philippines}}