Riots in Mau: Report on an Investigation

Rooprekha Verma, Vibhuti Narain Rai and Nasiruddin Haider Khan

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Abstract: On October 13-14, 2005 Mau in Uttar Pradesh, India experienced widespread violence and communal tension. Mau has a long history of communal tensions. It is largely rural district with a minority of Muslims who are or used to be silk weavers. With the changing fortunes of the silk industry, there has been a shift in the power relations among weaveers, money lenders and others. A three-person team visited Mau in October to investigat the immediate cauee of the tensions and larges issues prompting such tensions.

Keywords: silk industry; sild weaving; money lenders; weavers; Muslims; Hindus; Uttar Pradesh; MAu; communal violence; communal tensions; Sociology; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-11
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