Fwd: Invitation to the Sociology Seminar, South Asian University, 4th March , 2.30pm
Ankur Datta
South Asian University
Faculty of Social Sciences
Sociology Seminar Series
Winter Semester
2014-15
Life in a ‘No-go Area’: Experiences of Marginalisation and Resistance in Lyari, Karachi
By
Nida Kirmani
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Abstract: The case of Lyari in Karachi offers important insights into the ways in which various communities of marginalized citizens experience the effects the Pakistani nation-state at the local level. Referred to by its residents as ‘Karachi ki maan’ (the mother of Karachi), the area of Lyari predates the creation of the Pakistan. As such, many of the area’s residents identify as members of ‘indigenous communities’, distinguishing themselves from migrants who arrived in Karachi after Partition, particularly those who came from India, and claiming their right to the city. Over the past twelve years, Lyari has come to be identified as one of the city’s ‘no-go areas’ because of on-going conflicts between gangs, political parties, and state security agencies. The residents of Lyari narrate a sense of marginalization from the rest of Karachi, which began after Partition but which was significantly compounded as a result of the conflict in the area. In this talk I will attempt to trace the economic, social and political roots of this conflict, placing it within the context of the development of Karachi and the Pakistani nation-state, through the multiple and competing narratives of its residents.
Nida Kirmani is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Her research has previously explored the construction of the locality and identities amongst women in a Muslim-majority neighbourhood in Delhi. After completing her PhD from the University of Manchester, she studied the relationship of women's movements in India and Pakistan with Islam. Her current research focuses on issues of marginalisation and insecurity in the area of Lyari, Karachi.
Date: 4th March 2015, Wednesday
Time: 02.30 PM
FSI HALL, South Asian University,
Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021
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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Akbar Bhawan, South Asian University, Chankayapuri, New Delhi 110021
Phone: 24122512; 24122513; 24122514
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