Sociology of Health in a Dalit Community

K.M. Ziyauddin is Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, India, where he previously worked with the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (Sociology). His publications include Dimensions of Social Exclusion: An Ethnographic Exploration; Muslim Scavengers in India: Perception and Perspectives of Social Exclusion (2012); and Muslims of India: Exclusionary Process and Inclusionary Measures (2012), in addition to research papers published in both national and international journals. He received his PhD in sociology from the Delhi School of Economics at the University of Delhi, India. His primary research interests include the sociology of health and illness, Dalits, Muslims in India and gender politics in the context of Muslim communities.