P. C. Saidalavi
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, and author of Seeking Allah's Hierarchy (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025), which is based on his ethnographic research on Muslim barbers and social hierarchy in Kerala.
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Feb 4, 2026 • 50min
P. C. Saidalavi, "Seeking Allah's Hierarchy: Caste, Labor, and Islam in India" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)
P. C. Saidalavi, Assistant Professor of Sociology and author of Seeking Allah's Hierarchy, researches Muslim barber communities in South India. He explores how lineage, piety, jurisprudence, labor relations, migration, and patronage shape intra-communal hierarchies. The conversation traces fieldwork, barbers' dignity projects, and how Islamic values are used to justify and contest social standing.
