Ethnic and Confessional Factors in the Activities of Political Parties in Modern Hyderabad

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Keywords: Hyderabad; communal violence; ethnic and confessional factors; political parties

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Petrov I.A. Ethnic and Confessional Factors in the Activities of Political Parties in Modern Hyderabad. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2016. N 1, p.43–55

Petrov I.A.

Abstract

South-Indian city of Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad, being a historical example of Hindu-Muslim cultural synthesis, is at the same time notorious for its intercommunal clashes. This article deals with the role of ethnic and confessional factors in the activities of political parties in Hyderabad.