The Chitty Melaka Story, Second Edition

It is a history of the Chitty Melaka (as known as Chetty Malacca) community. They originated in Sultanate times in Malacca when Hindu Tamil traders began settling down with the Malay (and later Chinese) ladies, leading to creation of this unique "Peranakan Indian" community, who have since outlasted four colonial powers. Today, they live in many parts of Malaysia and in Singapore, with a growing overseas diaspora. The nucleus of the cmmunity still live at Kampung Chetti or Tujoh in Gajah Berang, Melaka, Malaysia on community land, where they continue to manage the many Hindu temples they built over the years. The book also touches on their dispersion, their changing composition, and their future identity.