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It's
half
past
seven
in
the
evening
in
the
Tamba
Kanta
area
of
Malegaon,
a
marketplace
located
on
the
bank
of
the
river
Mausam
that
bisects
the
town.
The
Jama
Masjid
and
Mahadeo
Mandir,
located
next
to
each
other
on
the
opposite
bank,
cast
a
twinned
shadow
as
the
rhythmic
click-clack
of
a
thousand
power
looms
slowly
draws
to
a
close.
A
large
group
of
men,
some
dressed
all
in
white
with
skull
caps,
others
in
crisp-looking
shirts
and
trousers,
make
their
way
past
winding
lanes
of
shops
to
a
small
square
in
the
centre
of
the
market.
By
half
past
eight,
the
square
is
packed
to
capacity,
so
much
so
that
even
two-wheelers
struggle
to
pass
through.
Here,
in
a
space
not
more
than
50
metres
in
length,
the
financial
life
of
this
power
loom-dominated
town
kicks
into
gear.
Conversations
appear
informal
but
a
host
of
characters
mill
through
the
scene;
the
Hindu
yarn
broker
who
fixes
prices
to
supply
raw
material
to
the
Hindu
trader
who
will
then
fix
a
price
for
the
Muslim
weaver,
the
Muslim
cloth
broker
who
advises
manufacturers
on
setting
a
price
and
connects
them
to
clients
in
the
market,
and
the
Hindu
trader
again
who
will
buy
finished
products
to
sell
to
markets
outside.
Some
conversations
involve
transactions
worth
crores
of
rupees,
others
are
more
trifling.
The
vibrant
scene
in
Tamba
Kanta
seems
immediately
at
odds
with
the
outside
perception
of
Malegaon
a
town
frequently
referred
to
as
a
"communal
tinderbox"
and
which
pops
up
in
the
headlines
only
when
there
is
a
riot
or
a
blast.
A
tehsil
in
the
Nashik
district
of
Maharashtra,
it
made
the
news
again
this
week,
when
nine
Muslim
men,
seven
of
them
from
Malegaon,
were
finally
discharged
by
a
Mumbai
court
for
being
wrongfully
accused
in
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