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'''Filipinos living in India''' consists of migrants from the [[Philippines]] to [[India]]. As of March 2013, there are about 3,500 Filipinos living in the country.<ref>"[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/romancing-the-filipino/article4557892.ece Romancing the Filipino]", ''The Hindu'', 28 March 2013</ref> | '''Filipinos living in India''' consists of migrants from the [[Philippines]] to [[India]]. As of March 2013, there are about 3,500 Filipinos living in the country.<ref>"[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/romancing-the-filipino/article4557892.ece Romancing the Filipino]", ''The Hindu'', 28 March 2013</ref> They form one of the largest expat minorities in India. | ||
==Employment== | ==Employment== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Many of them live in cities such as [[Chennai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Kochi]] and [[Mumbai]]. There are about 70 Filipinos living in Chennai, and they come together for early Christmas celebrations every year in [[Nandambakkam]], where they celebrate in the traditional Filipino way.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108074729/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/24/stories/2009102451510700.htm ‘Chennai’s a very safe place’]", ''The Hindu'', 24 October 2009</ref><ref>"[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/12/17/stories/2005121718470200.htm Carols by candlelight]", ''The Hindu'', 15 December 2007</ref> There is also a Filipino film festival in Chennai. The 10-day film festival is being jointly organised by the Madras Film Society, Embassy of the Philippines in New Delhi, and the International Cine-Appreciation Foundation (ICAF).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228190415/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021958170200.htm Filipino film festival opens in city]", ''The Hindu'', 19 February 2008</ref> | Many of them live in cities such as [[Chennai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Kochi]] and [[Mumbai]]. There are about 70 Filipinos living in Chennai, and they come together for early Christmas celebrations every year in [[Nandambakkam]], where they celebrate in the traditional Filipino way.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121108074729/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/10/24/stories/2009102451510700.htm ‘Chennai’s a very safe place’]", ''The Hindu'', 24 October 2009</ref><ref>"{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071210105333/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/12/17/stories/2005121718470200.htm Carols by candlelight]}}", ''The Hindu'', 15 December 2007</ref> There is also a Filipino film festival in Chennai. The 10-day film festival is being jointly organised by the Madras Film Society, Embassy of the Philippines in New Delhi, and the International Cine-Appreciation Foundation (ICAF).<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228190415/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/19/stories/2008021958170200.htm Filipino film festival opens in city]", ''The Hindu'', 19 February 2008</ref> | ||
Mumbai is home to about 90 Filipino residents and most of them are married to Indian nationals. Many Filipinos who met their Malayali spouses while working in the [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]] have settled in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>"[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/help-from-homeland-for-filipinos/article2882916.ece Help from homeland for Filipinos]", ''The Hindu''</ref> | Mumbai is home to about 90 Filipino residents and most of them are married to Indian nationals. Many Filipinos who met their Malayali spouses while working in the [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf]] have settled in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>"[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/help-from-homeland-for-filipinos/article2882916.ece Help from homeland for Filipinos]", ''The Hindu''</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Indian | * [[Indian Filipino]] | ||
* [[India–Philippines relations]] | * [[India–Philippines relations]] | ||