About the Book: A Struggle for Identity: Muslim Women in United Provinces
In the nineteenth century, the British were occupied with the question of
becoming socially acceptable, as they had already established political and
military sway in India. It was in this context that the servants of the East
India Company, merchants, adventurers and missionaries who arrived in India from
Europe attempted to enter the zennana, in much the same manner as the ruling
Indian elites. These foreigners adopted the ways of the ruling class, and thus
demonstrated a preference for the Muslim section of Indian society. This book is
an attempt to understand the social