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	In the 1940s, during [[World War II]], the British brought Italian [[prisoners of war]], who were captured in either [[Europe]] or [[North Africa]], to [[Bangalore]] and [[Madras]]. They were put up at the Garrison Grounds, today's Parade Grounds-Cubbon Road area.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20100614/enduring-passion-bangalore/ai_n54063816/ : Enduring passion - Bangalore]</ref> In February 1941, about 2,200 Italian prisoners of war arrived in Bangalore by a special train and marched to internment camps at Byramangala, 20 miles from Bangalore.<ref>[http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2005/10/bangalore-played-significant-role-in.html : Bangalore played a significant role in both the World Wars ]</ref>		In the 1940s, during [[World War II]], the British brought Italian [[prisoners of war]], who were captured in either [[Europe]] or [[North Africa]], to [[Bangalore]] and [[Madras]]. They were put up at the Garrison Grounds, today's Parade Grounds-Cubbon Road area.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20100614/enduring-passion-bangalore/ai_n54063816/ : Enduring passion - Bangalore]</ref> In February 1941, about 2,200 Italian prisoners of war arrived in Bangalore by a special train and marched to internment camps at Byramangala, 20 miles from Bangalore.<ref>[http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2005/10/bangalore-played-significant-role-in.html : Bangalore played a significant role in both the World Wars ]</ref>

	In recent years, many Italians have been coming to India for business purposes. Today, Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the European Union. The Italian government has already identified India as a priority country and, in particular, as the Focus Country for 2007 and there are several Italian companies currently doing business in India.<ref>[http://www.ibef.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=391&art_id=14793 : Italian companies in India]</ref> Many Italian expatriates in India therefore tend to be entrepreneurs from multi-national companies.<ref name="italo"/> In addition, there are some students. Italy also maintains an active diplomatic presence in India; apart from an embassy in Delhi, it has consulates in Goa, Mumbai and [[Kolkata]].		In recent years, many Italians have been coming to India for business purposes. Today, Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the [[European Union]]. The Italian government has already identified India as a priority country and, in particular, as the Focus Country for 2007 and there are several Italian companies currently doing business in India.<ref>[http://www.ibef.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=391&art_id=14793 : Italian companies in India]</ref> Many Italian expatriates in India therefore tend to be entrepreneurs from multi-national companies.<ref name="italo"/> In addition, there are some students. Italy also maintains an active diplomatic presence in India; apart from an embassy in Delhi, it has consulates in Goa, Mumbai and [[Kolkata]].

	There are currently between 15,000 to 20,000 Italian nationals in India<ref name="it"/> based mostly in [[South India]].<ref name="italo">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ \|title=An interview with Counsul of Italy Sarah Eti Castellani: from the pearl of the Empire to the capital of the Empire \|access-date=2011-05-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524021807/http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ \|archive-date=2011-05-24 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of Mumbai itself has a sizeable number of Italians and some in [[Chennai]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_italians-praise-mumbai-and-its-curious-denizens_1204186 Italians praise Mumbai & its curious denizens], DNA India</ref>		There are currently between 15,000 to 20,000 Italian nationals in India<ref name="it"/> based mostly in [[South India]].<ref name="italo">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ \|title=An interview with Counsul of Italy Sarah Eti Castellani: from the pearl of the Empire to the capital of the Empire \|access-date=2011-05-14 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524021807/http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ \|archive-date=2011-05-24 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of Mumbai itself has a sizeable number of Italians and some in [[Chennai]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_italians-praise-mumbai-and-its-curious-denizens_1204186 Italians praise Mumbai & its curious denizens], DNA India</ref>
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	* [[Dino Morea]] - Indian actor		* [[Dino Morea]] - Indian actor
	* [[Lekha Washington]] - Indian film actress and model		* [[Lekha Washington]] - Indian film actress and model
			* [[Alessia Dipol]] - Italian-born naturalized Togolese alpine skier who formerly represented India (2011-2013)

	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|India\|Italy}}~~		* [[India–Italy relations]]
	* [[~~India-Italy~~ relations]]
	* [[Enrica Lexie case]]		* [[Enrica Lexie case]]
	* [[Indians in Italy]]		* [[Indians in Italy]]
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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Italians in India
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|population= 15,000<ref name="it">[http://www.italplanet.it/interna.asp?sez=303&info=7406 Sonia Gandhi, an Italian lady at the head of the Indian government] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005081714/http://www.italplanet.it/interna.asp?sez=303&info=7406 |date=2011-10-05 }}</ref> - 20,000<ref name="italo"/>
|regions= [[Delhi]]{{·}}[[Bangalore]]{{·}}[[Mumbai]]{{·}}[[Chennai]]
|langs= [[English language|English]]{{·}}[[Italian language|Italian]]{{·}}[[Languages in India|Indian languages]]{{·}}[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|rels= [[Roman Catholicism]]{{·}}[[Hinduism]]
|related= [[Italian people]]
}}
There is a small '''Italian community in India''' consisting mainly of [[India]]n citizens of [[Italian people|Italian]] heritage as well with expatriates and migrants from [[Italy]] who reside in [[India]].

==Migration History==

Since [[Roman Empire|Roman times]], people from the Italian peninsula moved to India mainly as merchants.<ref>[http://www.ambnewdelhi.esteri.it/Ambasciata_NewDelhi/Menu/I_rapporti_bilaterali/Cooperazione_politica/Storia/ History of Italians in India]</ref> During the [[Middle Ages]], the first Italians to arrive in India were [[Jesuits]] and [[Christian missionaries]].

Since the 16th century, many of these Italian Jesuits came to [[South India]], mainly [[Goa]], [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]]. Some of the most well known Jesuits in India include [[Antonio Moscheni]], [[Constanzo Beschi]], [[Roberto de Nobili]] and [[Rodolfo Acquaviva]]

In the 1940s, during [[World War II]], the British brought Italian [[prisoners of war]], who were captured in either [[Europe]] or [[North Africa]], to [[Bangalore]] and [[Madras]]. They were put up at the Garrison Grounds, today's Parade Grounds-Cubbon Road area.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20100614/enduring-passion-bangalore/ai_n54063816/ : Enduring passion - Bangalore]</ref> In February 1941, about 2,200 Italian prisoners of war arrived in Bangalore by a special train and marched to internment camps at Byramangala, 20 miles from Bangalore.<ref>[http://bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com/2005/10/bangalore-played-significant-role-in.html : Bangalore played a significant role in both the World Wars ]</ref>

In recent years, many Italians have been coming to India for business purposes. Today, Italy is India's fifth largest trading partner in the European Union. The Italian government has already identified India as a priority country and, in particular, as the Focus Country for 2007 and there are several Italian companies currently doing business in India.<ref>[http://www.ibef.org/artdisplay.aspx?cat_id=391&art_id=14793 : Italian companies in India]</ref> Many Italian expatriates in India therefore tend to be entrepreneurs from multi-national companies.<ref name="italo"/> In addition, there are some students. Italy also maintains an active diplomatic presence in India; apart from an embassy in Delhi, it has consulates in Goa, Mumbai and [[Kolkata]].

There are currently between 15,000 to 20,000 Italian nationals in India<ref name="it"/> based mostly in [[South India]].<ref name="italo">{{Cite web |url=http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ |title=An interview with Counsul of Italy Sarah Eti Castellani: from the pearl of the Empire to the capital of the Empire |access-date=2011-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524021807/http://www.italoeuropeo.com/interviews-/interviews-/an-interview-with-counsul-of-italy-sarah-eti-castellani:-from-the-pearl-of-the-empire-to-the-capital-of-the-empire.---/ |archive-date=2011-05-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of Mumbai itself has a sizeable number of Italians and some in [[Chennai]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_italians-praise-mumbai-and-its-curious-denizens_1204186 Italians praise Mumbai & its curious denizens], DNA India</ref>

==Notable people==
The most famous Italian in India is [[Sonia Gandhi]], born in [[Lusiana]] near [[Veneto]] (northern Italy) as Antonia Maino and now President of the [[Indian National Congress]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3714047.stm|title=Italy heralds 'first woman PM'|date=14 May 2004}}</ref> Sonia Gandhi married into the influential [[Nehru-Gandhi family]] and is the daughter-in-law of former [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Indira Gandhi]] and the widow of former Prime Minister of India [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. After the [[assassination of Rajiv Gandhi]] in 1991, she initially shunned politics, only to be elected as the leader of the INC in 1998. In September 2010, on being re-elected for the fourth time, she became the longest serving president in the 125-year history of the Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fourth-time-in-a-row-Sonia-Gandhi-is-Congress-chief/articleshow/6487821.cms|title = Fourth time in a row, Sonia Gandhi is Congress chief | India News - Times of India}}</ref>

Other notable Indians of Italian birth or descent include:
* [[Rahul Gandhi]] - Indian politician, member of the [[Parliament of India]] and son of Sonia Gandhi
* [[Priyanka Vadra|Priyanka Vadra-Gandhi]] - Indian politician and daughter of Sonia Gandhi
* [[Swami Yogananda Giri]] - Hindu religious figure and Founder of the [[Unione Induista Italia]]
* [[Shiva Keshavan]] - Indian luger
* [[Dino Morea]] - Indian actor
* [[Lekha Washington]] - Indian film actress and model

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Italy}}
* [[India-Italy relations]]
* [[Enrica Lexie case]]
* [[Indians in Italy]]
* [[Hinduism in Italy]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.iicnewdelhi.esteri.it/IIC_Newdelhi Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi]
* [http://www.consmumbai.esteri.it/Consolato_Mumbai Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110627130346/http://www.cr-india.it/ita/ Centro Risorse India]
* [http://italiaindia.com/ Italian Trade Commission India]

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