Calcutta mosaic : essays and interviews on the minority communities of Calcutta / / [edited by] Himadri Banerjee, Nilanjana Gupta, Sipra Mukherjee [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: New Delhi : , : Anthem Press, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 954.14
• Soggetto topico: Popular culture - India - Kolkata
• Soggetto geografico: India History 1526-1765; Kolkata (India) Social life and customs; Kolkata (India) Minorities
• Persona (resp. second.): GuptaNilanjana; MukherjeeSipra; BanerjeeHimadri <1945->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Distribution ; X. 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; II ; IIINotes; 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; Notes ; Chapter 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; Notes ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: ‘Calcutta Mosiac’ explores the history of the diverse immigrant communities of this great city.
• Titolo autorizzato: Calcutta mosaic
• ISBN: 1-283-37875-2; 9786613378750; 1-84331-805-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459875203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Anthem South Asian studies.