Syed Aiman Raza's "Network Linkages and Money Management"
Title of Project: “Network Linkages and Money Management: An Anthropological Purview of the Beesi Network amongst the Urban Poor Muslims in Old City Area of Lucknow, India.”
Region of research: Lucknow, India
Project Summary: This project will attempt to study how the poorest of the poor are able to survive and manage their monetary resources with minimal risk. It consists of ethnographic research among conducted among the Shia Zardozi (embroidery) workers in old city area of Lucknow, India, who invest in Beesi networks. Beesi networks are informal groups of 20 women who pool their resources to manage risk.
Researcher: Syed Aiman Raza has his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Delhi in Delhi, India. He received a doctoral fellowship from the Indian Council of Social Science and Research (ICSSR) and lectures at the Shia Degree College.
