Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- 1 Sidis: a historical perspective -- 2 Links between Africa and India in antiquity -- 3 The institution of slavery: origins and variations -- 4 Slave trade in travel accounts -- 5…
"This book explores the understudied and often overlooked subject of African presence in India. It focuses on the so-called Sidis, Siddis or Habshis who occupy a unique place in Indian history. The Sidis comprise scattered communities of people of African descent who travelled a…