What a fascinating tale of the wartime Italian connection to India. Wonder whether Bombay’s Monginis was the creation of a freed Italian POW who went on to open the cafe and restaurant which became present day Akbarallys whose specialty cakes are named after their Italian predecessors.
I was struck by the fact that the Italian POWs went on to share their rations and provisions with the Indians in their neighbourhood. Does that mean that the Brits fed their European ‘guests’ better than than their colonial population? No surprise that the buildings and settlements they built are used by the Indian forces even today. The Italians are well known for their artisans. Roland. Toronto. > On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:08 AM, eric pinto <ericpin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > They left their legacy in Bombay, Dehradun, b, Bangalore . . . > https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/people/italian-pows-in-india > - - - >
