Table 2 Distribution of Muslim Advertisers by Product
A. Low caste occupations Number Chief locations Category of origin
1. hides, leather, shoes 107 Madras 39 butchers (qassabs)
U.P. 19
2. hardware, metals 74 Bombay 23 Khoja sect
Calcutta 16 blacksmiths
Delhi 9 (lohars or karkhanedars)
Hyderabad 8
Aligarh 6
Vijayawada 5
Moradabad 13. Cloth & clothing 73 Madras 22 tailors (darzis)
Bombay 11 weavers (julahas or momins)
Calcutta 9 dyers (rangrez)
Gorakhpur 4
Ahmedabad 25.cigarettes (bidis) 43 Tamil Nadu 20 ?
Andhra P. 186. transportation; electrics: 41 Vijayawada 8 pilgrims (hajis)?
machinery Delhi 7 smiths (lohars)
8. rubber, plastics 33 Calcutta 21 ?
9. hotels, restaurants, food 27 Calcutta 9 cooks (bhatiyaras)
Delhi 8 bakers (nanbais)
confectioners (halwais)
grocers (kunjras)10. glass, optician; watches 19 Delhi 8 bangle-makers (manihars)?
4. perfume, incense 18 Mau, Kanauj 16 oil presser (telis)
B. High caste occupations 50 Bombay 8 perfumer (gandhis)
4. patent medicine; 32 Calcutta 7 doctor (unanihakims)
pharmacy7. publishing, books, journals 39 Delhi 16 savants (ulema)
Calcutta 5
Source: Wright, 1981, p.42