04798nam 22006732 450 991045987520332120160428162143.01-283-37875-297866133787501-84331-805-9(CKB)2670000000044049(EBL)840425(OCoLC)742643016(SSID)ssj0000517374(PQKBManifestationID)12204031(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000517374(PQKBWorkID)10488208(PQKB)10641070(UkCbUP)CR9781843318057(MiAaPQ)EBC840425(Au-PeEL)EBL840425(CaPaEBR)ebr10481502(CaONFJC)MIL337875(EXLCZ)99267000000004404920111212d2009|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCalcutta mosaic essays and interviews on the minority communities of Calcutta /[edited by] Himadri Banerjee, Nilanjana Gupta, Sipra Mukherjee[electronic resource]New Delhi :Anthem Press,2009.1 online resource (x, 264 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Anthem South Asian studiesTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).81-905835-5-7 Includes bibliographical references.Front Matter; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Notes; Main Body; Chapter 1. Mapping the Spaces of Minorities: Calcutta through the Last Century, by Keya Dasgupta; I; II; III; IV. Representative Immigrant/Minority Communities; V. Initial Arrivals to the City: Representative Communities in Trade; VI. Occupational Diversities; VII. Other Religious Communities; VIII. Selected Indian Communities; IX. Immigrants in Calcutta: Spatial DistributionX. Convergence of Religious and Linguistic Communities: Representative Cosmopolitan NeighbourhoodsXI. Occupational Groupings by Place of Birth; XII. Conclusions; Notes; Appendix 1: World Map of Calcutta, 1931; Appendix 2: World Map of Calcutta, 1961; Chapter 2. The Armenians of Calcutta, by Susmita Bhattacharya; 2.1. Coming to Calcutta; 2.2. Structure of the Community; 2.3. Trade and Economic Activities; 2.4. Social Life; 2.5. Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3. The Jews of Calcutta, by Sipra Mukherjee; The Interview; Notes; Chapter 4. The Sindhis of Calcutta, by Sajni Kripalani Mukherji; I; IIIIINotes; Chapter 5. The City of Colleges: The Bengali-Muslim in Colonial Calcutta, by Sipra Mrkherjee; 5.1. The Begali-Muslims and the Ashrafs; 5.2. Dynamics within the Community; 5.3. The Bengali Initiative; 5.4. The Controversies over Education; Notes; Chapter 6. The Chinese Community of Calcutta: An Interview with Paul Chung, by Sipra Mukherjee and Sarvani Gooptu; The Interview; Chapter 7. The Anglo-Indians of Calcutta: An Interview with Rudolph Rodrigues, by Nandini Bhattacharya; The Interview; NotesChapter 8. The Biharis of Calcutta: An Interview with Sachchidand and Indu Rai, by Sipra MukherjeeThe Interview; Notes; Chapter 9. Agraharis of Calcutta: A Minority Group within the Larger Sikh Community, by Himadri Banerjee; I; II; III; IV; V; VI; VII; VIII; IX; X; XI; Notes; Chapter 10. A Journey into my Neighbourhood: The Bohra Community of Calcutta, by Sarvani Gooptu; I; II; III; Notes; Chapter 11. 'South Indians' in Calcutta: Experiences in Cultural Processes, by Nandini Bhattacharya; I; II; III; NotesChapter 12. 'Non-Bengali' Icons of Malevolence: Middle Class Representation of an 'Other' in Interwar Culcatta, by Sudeshna Banerjee12.1. The Hindustani Goala and the 'Ude' Thakur; 12.2. 'Agent of Starvation': The Marwari Businessmen; 12.3. A 'Dying' Lot in the City of Survival; 12.4. The Dwindled 'Inner Domain' and the New 'Outer Domain'; Notes; Chapter 13. Selfing the City: Single Women Outsiders in Calcutta, Gender and the Processes of Everyday Urban Life, by Ipshita Chanda; Notes‘Calcutta Mosiac’ explores the history of the diverse immigrant communities of this great city.Anthem South Asian studies.Popular cultureIndiaKolkataIndiaHistory1526-1765Kolkata (India)Social life and customsKolkata (India)MinoritiesPopular culture954.14Gupta NilanjanaMukherjee SipraBanerjee Himadri1945-UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910459875203321Calcutta mosaic2451133UNINA