1st Edition

Beyond the Madrasa Muslim Communities and Educational Institutes in India Today

By Nilanjana Gupta Copyright 2023
272 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

272 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

272 Pages 35 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book looks at madrasas and educational institutions run by Muslim communities in India focusing on the history, social relevance and importance of these institutions. It provides a sensitive and in-depth analysis of the push and pull of tradition, religiosity and modernity within these establishments. The book studies several institutions in Kozhikode, Surat, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Barak... Read more

1. Introducing the Issues 2. Calicut, the City of Spices: Education and Reform 3. Surat, The City of Diamonds: Global Centre of the Dawoodi Bohras 4. Mumbai, the Mega Melting Pot: Diversity, Development and Philanthropy 5. Barak Valley: Negotiating Language, Religion, Identity and Education in Assam 6. Madrasa Boards in Bihar and Jharkhand: Reformers and Their Lost Legacies 7. Hyderabad, the City of Pearls: Sufis, Shias and Beyond 8. From a Paradise Lost to a Paradise Regained?: Combining Education and Religion in Ladakh 9. Lucknow and Aligarh: The Dialectic of Reform 10. Delhi: Educational Capital in the Political Capital 11. Reforms Old and New: From Reclusive Piety to Beautiful Behaviour

Biography

Nilanjana Gupta has retired as Professor in the Department of English and School of Media Communication and Culture at Jadavpur University, India.