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Goa: British Actress Lucie Eadon Traces Her Roots in India
Speaking to daijiworld special correspondent Ares at Anjuna, Lucie Eadon
explains her special mission....
June 18, 2006
Goa: Lucie Eadon is a movie material in England because of her talents. But she
can be better movie material in India and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar can work
on the sequel for his Lagan, if he works on the story of writer-cum-actress
Lucie Eadon. Lucie's story dates back to British India - somewhere in 1849.
"Right from my great grandfather to my mother's side, my family history is more
in India than in England," said this 28-year-old actress, who is down in India
with a special mission. "I want to track down entire history and find out
places where my ancestors stayed, worked... everything," stated Lucie who met
this reporter at Anjuna beach in Goa as a tourist.
Lucie's family history in Goa is tied up with the British armed forces and East
India company. "My great grandfather William Fredrick Eadon married my great
grandmother Winifred Mary in Mumbai which was then Bombay in 1921," she stated.
Down in India with her fiancé, Luke Meander, Lucie, does not carry much
information about her roots in India. With whatever tit bits available she is
scouting for her roots here.
"Back home in London, my mother is helping me by providing information... Mom
has done research on my family and it is her insistence that brought me down in
India on this mission," Lucie says.
Lucie knows that her search would take her to cities like Mumbai, Calcutta,
Allahabad, Puri and others. "One Mr Singh, who is my father's friend in Mumbai
will help me.. let's see, I am yet to meet him," said Lucie, who is a freelance
writer with The Times, London. "I want visit all houses where they lived. My
grandmother was born in Mumbai and later traveled to Calcutta," Lucie says.
Lucie's great grandfather was civil engineer in railways and was engaged in
building bridges all over India.
Her mission got a set back seven years ago when her grandmother expired. "She
was born in India, studied here. She used to narrate stories of India and how
she was not allowed to study in public school fearing that she would be grown
as average ordinary Indian child," Lucie recalls.
Lucie's family left India in mid-19th century never to come back. "She loved
India and wanted to come back... she always told us stories about this great
land," Lucie says with emotions in her eyes. "What I imagined about India from
my grandmother's stories was something different from what I have seen during
my visit... But I love India.. I like this place and people," Lucie says. She
is skeptical whether she would be able to put pieces of information together
and find out her roots. "There are very few pictures of my great grandfather
with us. But still I am working on whatever I have.. If I succeed, I will
surely write a book on my roots in India," Lucie adds.
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Avelino
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