Studies on state-formation in India rarely focus on the agency of subordinate groups. Questioning the dominant narratives on state-subordinate interactions, Sahai provides a unique account of state-formation in early modern Rajasthan. She also engages with larger debates on state formation and popular protest in early modern India by demonstrating the role of a subaltern group. Politics of Patronage and Protest explores the process of state-formation 'from below' ...
