Based on my doctoral work, this presentation examines the increasingly complex dynamics of practising Sikhī (the Sikh faith) in contemporary Britain, particularly in the context of public religious expression within a religiously and racially stratified public sphere. While earlier research has primarily focused on Sikh identity and assimilation, this work adopts an "anthropology at home" approach to explore both public and private dimensions of Sikh expression.

Cities have long been seen as spaces where ex-untouchables could escape discrimination and ostracization. However, their segregation remains endemic in Indian cities. This talk addresses how caste is reproduced in the city. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Ajmer (Rajasthan) –including a georeferenced survey of 697 households, cartographic analysis, 11 months of ethnographic observation, and an original dataset on neighbourhood nomenclature and topography – I argue that caste is spatialised in cities.

1969 was a climactic year for global anti-imperialist uprisings, with one of the few successful mobilisations occurring in Pakistan. A crucial figure in these uprisings was Maulana Bhashani (1880-1990), popularly known during this period as the ‘Mao-Lana’. This paper examines Bhashani’s articulation of Islamic Socialism in the 1960s - the springboard for the militant and disruptive mobilisations in 1969 and thereafter.