Muslims in Free India : A Social Profile and Problems

The volume assesses nature and direction of change in the socio-cultural life of India's largest minority, namely, the Muslims, during the last 50 years. The articles cover various aspects such as demographic features of the Muslim population, the nature of their polity and political empowerment, the state of their education in a limited area and the features of their social structure and organisation including the impact of Islam on the aboriginal tribes in the country. It was visualized that the subject matter will provide ample insight into the problems of the Muslims in the above mentioned period.

Contents 1. Acknowledgement (M.K.A Siddiqui) 2. Introduction (M.K.A. Siddiqui) 3.Some Demographic features of the Muslims in India (M.K.A. Siddiqui & Yubayer Hossain) 4.Stratification in the Muslim Society :A Study in Indo Muslim Culture(M.K.A. Siddiqui) 5.Muslim Polity in India during the Post-Independence period: Myth and Reality(Syed Fazle Rab) 6.Dynamics of Social Stratification among Muslim in Rural West Bengal (S.R. Mondal) 7.Dynamics of the Structure of the Muslim Society in India(M.K.A. Siddiqui) 8. Education and Muslim Women: Case Studies on two West Bengal villages (Rokaiya Begum) 9.State of Muslims Education in Calcutta (M.K.A. Siddiqui)10.Impact of Islam on Aboriginal Tribes in India(M.K.A. Siddiqui)

The Author :M.K.A. Siddiquie (b. 1929) is a cultural Anthropologist. Having been associated with the Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India, for over 33 years since 1953. He joined the ICCSR as a Senior Fellow in 1987, completing his tenure in 1989. Dr. Siddiqui was associated with the Asiatic Society, Calcutta in 1883 as Research Professor and held the position till 1997. He has over a dozen of books and monographs and more than 100 scientific papers to his credit. His major works include "Muslims of Calcutta : A Study in Aspects of Social Organisation", "Aspects of Society and Culture in Calcutta", "Educating A Backward Minority", "Acculturation and Social Change in India", "Hindu-Muslim Relations", "Inter-caste and Inter-community Relationship : Development" etc.

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