Author: Belkacem Belmekki

Belkacem Belmekki is professor in British and Commonwealth studies at the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria. He wrote his doctor’s thesis on the genesis and development of Muslim nationalism in British India. He has published a range of articles on the theme of Indian Muslim communalism/separatism. He is the author of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Muslim Cause in British India (Klaus Schwarz Publishing, Berlin, Germany). His current research is mainly focused on identity construction and the notion of cultural exclusivism among the Muslims in pre-independence India. Michel Naumann, born in Paris (1946), has taught in African and Indian Universities. He wrote biographies of Gandhi and MN Roy and created the SARI (Société d’activités et de recherches sur les mondes indiens) that is dedicated to studies on cultures of the Indian subcontinent.