The evolution of the Chitty

The Chittys or Peranakan Hindu of Melaka (also known as the Melaka Straits-born Hindus) is a hybrid community that emerged from inter-marriages between the Hindu traders and local Malays, Chinese, Javanese and Bataks. This community, domiciled in Melaka, has been around since the reign of the Melaka...

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Main Author: Ravichandran Moorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM 2009
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/357/1/1.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/357/
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Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Language: English