In context of the debate over safety and security for migrants in Hyderabad, here is an interesting article on the development Andhra culture of migrants - (published in Geetha Reddy (ed.), Emerging urban transformations. Multilayered cities and urban systems, International Geographical Union, Urban geography Commission, Hyderabad) Abstract Hyderabad is a multilayered city which has long served as a melting point for different cultures. However, the massive arrival of rich migrants from coastal Andhra after the formation of Andhra Pradesh has added a new cultural and economic layer which tends to impose itself on others, rather than merge harmoniously with them. Among these migrants, professionals and businessmen belonging to the Kamma caste form a dominant group. Because of their wealth and ...

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