A ctivity . Visit a market or shopping area in the town or city where you live. Find out who the important traders are. To which community do they belong ?
Are there particular areas of business that are controlled by particular communities, for instance, jewellery shops, kirana (provisions) shops, the hardware trade, furniture making shops, and so on ? Visit some of these shops and find out about the traders who run them and their communities. Are they hereditary family businesses ?