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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group= Filipinos in India
|image=
|population=3,500
|langs= [[English language|English]]{{·}}[[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]{{·}}[[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]{{·}} [[Tamil language|Tamil]]{{·}}[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]{{·}} [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|popplace= [[Chennai]]{{·}} [[Kochi]]{{·}} [[New Delhi]]{{·}} [[Mumbai]]
|rels= [[File:Christian cross.svg|20px]] <br> [[Christianity]]{{·}} [[Roman Catholicism]]
|related= [[Overseas Filipino]]
}}
'''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==
Most Filipinos in India work in companies in the information technology industry. They would be managers, trainees on a limited schedule, or connected in key and sensitive positions. There are also others working in other industries such as engineering, hospitality as well as foreign or diplomatic relations.<ref>"[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/136118/Filipino-tourist-injured-in-Mumbai-hotel-attack Filipino tourist injured in Mumbai hotel attack]", ''GMA News online'', 27 November 2008</ref>

There are smaller numbers of Filipinos also working as musicians, bands and singers working in the best nightspots in India as well as teachers in specific schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=How Pinoys have become Gurus in India|url=http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/388-how-pinoys-have-become-gurus-in-india|publisher=[[Rappler]]|access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref>

==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>"{{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>

==Notable people==
* [[Juan R. Francisco]] - Filipino Indologist
* [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/02/13/pinoy-chemical-engineer-becomes-millionaire-india Noel Arellano] - Filipino Community President, featured in Rated K,ABS-CBN etc..

==See also==
* [[Indian Filipino]]
* [[India–Philippines relations]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Immigration to India}}
{{Overseas Filipinos}}
{{India-related topics in Philippines}}

[[Category:Filipino diaspora by country|India]]
[[Category:Filipino diaspora in Asia|India]]
[[Category:Filipino expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Immigration to India]]

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