India in Africa, Africa in India : Indian Ocean Cosmopolitanisms

India in Africa, Africa in India traces the longstanding interaction between these two regions, showing that the Indian Ocean world provides many examples of cultural flows that belie our understanding of globalization as a recent phenomenon. This region has had, and continues to have, an internal integrity that touches the lives of its citizens in their commerce, their cultural exchanges, and their concepts of each other and of themselves in the world. These connections have deep historical roots, and their dynamics are not attributable solely to the effects of European colonialism, modernity, or contemporary globalization -- although these forces have left their mark. The contributors to this interdisciplinary volume come from the fields of history, literature, dance, sociology, gender studies, and religion, making this collection unique in its recreation of an entire world too seldom considered as such. India In Africa, Africa In India Traces The Longstanding Interaction Between These Two Regions, Showing That The Indian Ocean World Provides Many Examples Of Cultural Flows That Belie Our Understanding Of Globalization As A Recent Phenomenon. This Region Has Had, And Continues To Have, An Internal Integrity That Touches The Lives Of Its Citizens In Their Commerce, Their Cultural Exchanges, And Their Concepts Of Each Other And Of Themselves In The World. These Connections Have Deep Historical Roots, And Their Dynamics Are Not Attributable Solely To The Effects Of European Colonialism, Modernity, Or Contemporary Globalization--although These Forces Have Left Their Mark. The Contributors To This Interdisciplinary Volume Come From The Fields Of History, Literature, Dance, Sociology, Gender Studies, And Religion, Making This Collection Unique In Its Recreation Of An Entire World Too Seldom Considered As Such. Introduction : Unrecorded Lives / By John C. Hawley -- Slave Trades And The Indian Ocean World / By Gwyn Campbell -- India In Africa -- The Indentured Experience : Indian Women In Colonial Natal / By Devarakshanam Govinden -- Shops And Stations : Rethinking Power And Privilege In British/indian East Africa / By Savita Nair -- Bhangra Remixes / By Anjali Gera Roy -- Hindu Dance Groups And Indophilie In Senegal : The Imagination Of The Exotic Other / By Gwenda Vander Steene -- The Idea Of India In West African Vodun Art And Thought / By Dana Rush -- Politics And Poetics Of The Namesake : Barlen Pyamootoo's Bénarès, Mauritius / By Thangam Ravindranathan -- Africa In India -- Siddi As Mercenary Or As African Success Story On The West Coast Of India / By Rahul C. Oka And Chapurukha M. Kusimba -- Religion And Empire : Belief And Identity Among African Indians Of Karnataka, South India / By Pashington Obeng -- Marriage And Identity Among The Sidis Of Janjira And Sachin / By John Mcleod -- African Indians In Bollywood : Kamal Amrohi's Razia Sultan / By Jaspal Singh -- List Of Contributors -- Index. Edited By John C. Hawley. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents ......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction: Unrecorded Lives......Page 16 1. Slave Trades and the Indian Ocean World......Page 32 Part 1. India in Africa......Page 68 2. The Indentured Experience: Indian Women inColonial Natal......Page 70 3. Shops and Stations: Rethinking Power and Privilege in British/Indian East Africa......Page 92 4. Bhangra Remixes......Page 110 5. “Hindu” Dance Groups and Indophilie in Senegal: The Imagination of the Exotic Other......Page 132 6. The Idea of “India” in West African Vodun Art and Thought......Page 164 7. Politics and Poetics of the Namesake: Barlen Pyamootoo’s Bénarès, Mauritius......Page 196 Part 2. Africa in India......Page 216 8. Siddi as Mercenary or as African Success Story on the West Coast of India......Page 218 9. Religion and Empire: Belief and Identity Among African Indians of Karnataka, South India......Page 246 10. Marriage and Identity among the Sidis of Janjira and Sachin......Page 268 11. African Indians in Bollywood: Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan......Page 288 List of Contributors......Page 304 Index......Page 306