Little India, Singapore
Little India is an ethnic neighbourhood found in Singapore that has Indian cultural elements. It should not be confused with the Chulia Kampong (where under the Raffles Plan of Singapore, it originally was a division of colonial Singapore where Indian immigrants would reside under the British policy of ethnic segregation). However, as Chulia Kampong became more crowded and competition for land escalated, many Indians moved into what is now known as Little India. Little India is found east of the Singapore River, as opposed to Chinatown which is located west of it, and Little India also happens to be situated north of Kampong Glam. Both areas are part of the urban planning area of Rochor.
Although ethnic Indians no longer tend to stay segregated in one place as previously arranged under the modern People's Action Party (PAP) policy of racial harmony, for the sake of cultural heritage, many of the ethnically Indian commercial or cottage industry usages are concentrated in Little India, although Indian commercial zones are also found in HDB estates. Hence this neighbourhood has the patronage of all races who wishes to eat or buy something specific to Indian culture, such as curry or Indian clothing. One of the more prominent examples of cross-cultural patronage besides food is that many Chinese parents go to shops in Little India to grind rice to make congee for infants. In such cases, the shops have machinery primarily meant to grind spices into powder for use in Indian cuisine.
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