Frontiers of Embedded Muslim Communities in India

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Self Identity and Others Border Transgressions and the Frontiers of Faith in Kachchh, Gujarat .......29 We are different from shias here: we are different from Iranis there: Irani shias in hyderabad .......49 Sidis of Gujarat- A building community : Their Role in Indian Hisoty into contemporary times ..........65 2. Caste- Reproduction, stratification and Mobility Consanguineous marriage and kinship system : Impact of Socio- Cultural Dynamics Among the muslims of Delhi ......93 Social Stratification among the muslims of Kerala ...............113 Ethnic Identity and Islamisation among the Borewale muslims of Andhra pradesh ..............136 Taleem, Tanzeem aur Tijaarat: The changing role of the AIJQ.........158 Multiple Identities and Educational Choices : Reflections on Ansari Students in a School of Banaras ......174 3. Muslim Citizens Tamil Muslims and the Dravidian Movement ...199 Muslim perception and Responses in Post- Police action contexts in Hyderabad .........220 Naata, Nyaya: Friendship and justice on the Border .........242