Indian Africa: Minorities of Indian-Pakistani Origin in Eastern Africa

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Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania have minorities from the Indian sub-continent amongst their population. The East African Indians mostly reside in the main cities, particularly Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Kampala; they can also be found in smaller urban centres and in the remotest of rural townships. They play a leading social and economic role as they work in business, manufacturing and the service industry, and make up a large proportion of the liberal professions. They are divided into multiple socio-religions communities, but united in a mutual feeling of meta-cultural identity. This book aims at painting a broad picture of the communities of Indian origin in East Africa, striving to include changes that have occurred since the end of the 1980s. The different contributions explore questions of race and citizenship, national loyalties and cosmopolitan identities, local attachment and transnational networks. Drawing upon anthropology, history, sociology and demography, Indian Africa depicts a multifaceted population and analyses how the past and the present shape their sense of belonging, their relations with others, their professional and political engagement. This book is a must-read for contemporary researchers, students, policy practitioners as well as the general reader.

Sujets

• Sociology

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• Publié par: Mkuki na Nyota Publishers
• Date de parution: 22 octobre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789987753512
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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INDIAN AFRICA

Minoriies of Indian-Pakisani Origin in Easern Africa

Edied by Micel Adam

  Mkuki na Nyoa Publisers Ld P. O. Box 4246 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania www.mkukinanyoa.com

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© Conribuors, 2015

ISBN 978-9987-08-297-1

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Contents

Acknowledgemens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii Iniials and Acronyms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Auors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Noe on Translieraion and Spelling of Indian Languages . . . . . . . . xiii Foreword on Bibliograpy and Meodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv From e Trading-Pos Indians o e Indian-Africans Micel ADAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Panorama of Socio-Religious Communiies Micel ADAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Eas African Indians: How Many Are hey? Lauren NOWIK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Family, Family Life and Marriage among Indian Communiies in Eas Africa Micel ADAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Nizarie Ismailis in Kenya Colee LE COUR GRANDMAISON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Boras in Eas Africa: Orodoxy and Reformism Naalie GOMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .247 Mercans and Indusrialiss of Indo-Pakisani Origin in Kenya: A Sociological Overview Gidrap G. WAIRIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267 Living Apar Togeer: Economic and Spaial Logic of Indian Communiies in Nakuru (Kenya) Barbara MOROVICH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 Migraions and Ideniy of Indian-Pakisani Minoriies in Uganda Godfrey B. ASIIMWE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317 he Minoriies of Indian Origin in Tanzania Simeon MESAKI and Faima G. BAPUMIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351 “Indians are Exploiers and Africans Idlers!” Ideniy formaion and socio-economic condiions in Tanzania Marie-Aude FOUÉRÉ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361 Indians and Oers: Worlds Unknown o Eac Oer –Exracs of repors from e Kenyan press Micel ADAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 Porrais and Fragmens of Life Hisories in Kenya Micel ADAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Glossary and Invenory of main places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449

Acknowedgements

he edior of is volume anks members of e Indian-African communiies in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania wo graned inerviews o e researcers involved in is projec and gave em e warmes ospialiy wile displaying perfec undersanding of e objecives and issues of is sudy. hese included represenaives of religious and professional associaions, members of liberal professions, universiy lecurers, journaliss, businesspeople, indusrialiss and diplomas. Special menion goes paricularly o Kunj and Noor Adamali, Rasmin Cinis, Kokila Dosi, Hassan Fakrudin Hassanali, Murdin Kaijabay, Peroze Nowrojee, Swea Parek, Zarina Pael, Zaid Rajan, Jayan Ruparel, Bavna Sa, Smia Sa, Sunil Sa, Vina Sa, Sulan Somjee. Special graiude mus be exended o Neera Kapur Dromson and Kiri as well as Smia Sa for eir uniring assisance and friendly ospialiy. he researc a led o is publicaion would no ave been possible wiou e maerial and financial suppor of e Frenc Insiue for Researc in Africa (Institut rançais de recerce en Arique, IFRA) based in Nairobi, Kenya, and is former Direcors Pilippe Bocquier, Bernard Carlery de la Masselière, Bernard Calas, as well as curren Direcor Crisian hibon o wom e edior expresses is deepes graiude. Ater supporing and faciliaing fieldwork, Bernard Carlery de la Masselière was involved in adminisraive maers relaed o e Frenc version of is book unil e final mons before is compleion. his Englis version was esablised under e direcion of Depuy Direcor Marie-Aude Fouéré. Pascale Carlery de la Masselière is deeply anked for inroducing e ead of e projec o some influenial members of e Indian-Kenyan minoriy.

AGOA

AKDN AKFED CBS CCM

COMESA DC FORD-Asili

GK HCK IPS KAM KANU

KENDA KFP

NRI TANU TLP UBOS

ïnîtîas and Acronyms

African Grow and Opporuniy Ac (cooperaion agreemen beween e Unied Saes of America and abou fory African counries) Aga Kan Developmen Nework Aga Kan Fund for Economic Developmen Cenral Bureau of Saisics (Kenya) Cama Ca Mapinduzi (“Pary of e Revoluion”, e dominan poliical pary in Tanzania) Common Marke for Easern and Souern Africa Disric Commissioner Forum for e Resoraion of Democracy-Asili (asii: “origin” in Swaili) Governmen of Kenya Hindu Council of Kenya Indusrial Promoion Service (Aga Kan) Kenya Associaion of Manufacurers Kenya African Naional Union (majoriy poliical pary in Kenya) Kenya Naional Democraic Alliance Kenya Freedom Pary (poliical pary creaed by Indian-Kenyans in 1959 and absorbed by KANU in 1963) Non Residen Indian Tanganyika African Naional Union Tanzania Labour Pary Uganda Bureau of Saisics