Culture, Polity and Economy

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Rajasthan has rich past. People talk about Rajasthan’s culture, history and polity. It has been an abode for diverse religions and the society of Rajasthan over the centuries has evolved into a well-knit fabric. The economy of Rajasthan has a feudal past and presently trying to come out of its shackles to become a modern economy. This book is a collection of select papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Rajasthan with the theme "Multiple Histories, Ethnicity, Pluralism and Institutions". The contributors share their experiences about Rajasthan focusing on issues related to multiple histories, pluralism, multiculturalism, ethnicity and socio-cultural institutions, Tod has interested many scholars and varied interpretations of his work have been provided. There are papers that delve on his work in Rajasthan’s context. The fragile environment of Rajasthan and its animal wealth has also been scrutinized. The papers in this volume, thus, focus on Rajasthan’s changing face. Each paper in this volume in its own way significantly adds to the study and understanding of a mosaic that Rajasthan is. The volume no doubt would attract attention of newer scholars to study Rajasthan and reinvent it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh is Honorary Director, Institute of Rajasthan Studies, Jaipur and Professor of Economics, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. He has authored Modeling Indian Economy; Urban Informal Sector; Rural Credit; Issues for the Nineties and co-edited Sustainable Agriculture, Poverty and Food Security and Political Economy of WTO Regime.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Varsha Joshi

Varsha Joshi is Associate Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur. Her interests are cultural studies and gender issues. She has authored Polygamy and Purdah; Culture, Communities and Change and co-edited Multiple Histories.