Bombay East Indians
Bombay East Indian women donning their saari (dress) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Mumbai metropolitan area (1960s) | About 92,000 |
| Languages | |
| East Indian dialects | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Latin Catholicism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Luso-Indians, Anglo-Indians, Kudali Christians, Goan Christians, Mangalorean Christians, Karwari Christians, Koli Christians, Marathi Christians & Latin Catholics of Malabar | |
The Bombay East Indians, also called East Indian Catholics or simply East Indians, are an ethno-religious Indian Christian community native to the Seven Islands of Bombay, the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and the northern Konkan region; along the western coast of India. The community gets its name from the Bombay East Indian Association (BEIA), established in 1887.