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The Twenty-third Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-third Amendment) Act, 1969, discontinued reservation of seats for the Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, both in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly and stipulated that not more than one Anglo-Indian could be nominated by the Governor to any State Legislative Assembly.
The Anglo-Indian community were the only community in India that had its own representatives nominated to the Lok Sabha (lower house) in the Parliament of India. This right was secured from Jawaharlal Nehru by Frank Anthony, the first and long-time president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association. The community was represented by two members.
Frank Anthony (25 September 1908 – 3 December 1993) was a leader of the Anglo-Indian and Christian community in India, and was until his death the Anglo-Indian nominated representative in the Parliament of India except during the 6th and 9th Lok Sabha. [1] He served as the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association. [2]
Anglo-Indians made similarly significant contributions to the Indian Navy and Army. [ 42 ] One of the most respected matriculation qualifications in India, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education , was started and built by some of the community's best known educationalists, including Frank Anthony , who served as its president, and A.E.T ...
Once taken in, Skinner soon showed military talent. [16] He remained in the same service under Pierre Cuillier-Perron, who became commander-in-chief of Sindhia's army after Boigne's retirement, until 1803, [15] when, on the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War, all Anglo-Indians were dismissed from Maratha service. [14]
Born in Ireland, Nicholson moved to the Indian subcontinent at a young age and obtained a commission in the Bengal Army where he spent the majority of his career helping to expand the East India Company's territories in numerous conflicts, including the First Anglo-Afghan War and the first and second Anglo-Sikh wars.
American Indian Treaties: The History of a Political Anomaly (1997) excerpt and text search; Prucha, Francis Paul. The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indians (abridged edition, 1986) McCarthy, Robert J. "The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Trust Obligation to American Indians," 19 BYU J. PUB. L. 1 (December ...
The first in a series of Indian Intercourse Acts was passed in 1790, prohibiting unregulated trade and travel in Native American lands. In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court case Johnson v. McIntosh established that only the U.S. government, and not private individuals, could purchase land from Native Americans.