The Hindu Community in Muscat: Creating Homes in the Diaspora

Sandhya Rao Mehta; James Onley

doi:10.1080/21534764.2015.1122979

The Hindu Community in Muscat: Creating Homes in the Diaspora

Sandhya Rao Mehta^*, James Onley

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Abstract

This article looks at Muscat's Hindu community, part of the city's wider Indian society. It examines the diasporic home-making history, practices, and strategies that have created distinctly Hindu and Indian spaces in an Arab environment. It maps the community's demographics and human geography, presents a case study of the Khimji Ramdas family, considers the community's “permanent impermanence”, and assesses the challenges posed to the community by the kafāla (sponsorship) system and other government restrictions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	156-183
Number of pages	28
Journal	Journal of Arabian Studies
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21534764.2015.1122979
Publication status	Published - Jul 3 2015

Keywords

Hindu
Indian
Mattrah
Muscat
Oman
community
diaspora
home
human geography
kafala system

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Cultural Studies
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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