Indians Living in Myanmar

On the streets of Myanmar, you will find people of different colors and features, some of whom are Indian-Burmese. Several photos show you why there are so many people in Burma and India, and tell stories about them and their lives.

Yangon, the largest city and the former capital of Myanmar, has more than 150 streets. The interesting point of these streets is that people of the same kind will gather in one area. The Chinatown in Yangon, for example, has a large population of Chinese, Chinese restaurants and so on. Some of the streets are inhabited by Indian and Bengal people, with their religious sites, Hinduism, mosque, etc. Geographically, the northwestern part of Myanmar is adjacent to India. Because of the close proximity, there are many stories in which the British occupied India first and then occupied Myanmar, and Myanmar was once designated as a place in India.

Although there are several generations of India descendants here, their diet still keeps their own characteristics, and also affects the local diet. In the streets of Yangon, you can find Indian restaurants. Their food tastes are rich and their soup is quite numerous.The graph is: Indian-Burmese is carrying his food stand, he is selling snack triangle buns, It is also called Fried dumpling, which makes a triangle of all kinds of Indians' favorite condiments, and then deep Fried.

The graph is: Indian woman is selling betel nut on the street, they lived in Myanmar for a long time, there are still some habits that are similar to real Burmese, such as chewing betel nut, chewing betel nut is very popular in Myanmar, although each tooth is red, still happy.

The picture shows: Indian women are visiting Myanmar's most famous temple, the golden tower of Myanmar. India is a country with strong religious belief, India's first religion is Hinduism, the second religion is Islam, and Buddhism is part of it, the Burmese who lived in Myanmar for a long time were partly influenced by the local influence of the pious Buddhists.

The picture shows: An Indian woman is wandering around the park, in the British colonial period, Indians occupied various areas of Myanmar, businessmen, troops and public officials. But for some historical reasons, it is no longer as glorious as it was in that period, and in the 1930's many Indian-Burmese left Myanmar, and Myanmar also restricted some of their rights.