The Warp and the Weft: Community and Gender Identity Among Banaras Weavers

Series: 627

This book studies the impact of the communal violence of the early 1990s on the individual lives of the Muslim weavers of Banaras, with considerable focus on gender, identity and inter-community relations.About the Author: Vasanthi Raman is Consultant, Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi, India.