Peter Berger teaches Anthropology and Indian Religions at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His ethnographic research in highland Orissa focuses on religion, food, ritual, social structure and cultural change.Frank Heidemann is Professor for Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Munich, Germany. His research interests include society and religion in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, as well as visual anthropology in general.

• 1. Introduction: The many Indias: the whole and its parts 2. Andhra Pradesh: Economic and Social Relations 3. Bihar: Caste, Class, and Violence 4. Chhattisgarh: At the Crossroads 5. Gujarat: Transformations of Hierarchy 6. Jammu and Kashmir: dispute and diversity 7. Jharkhand: Alternative citizenship in an "Adivasi State" 8. Karnataka: Caste, Dominance and Social Change in the ‘Indian Village’ 9. Kerala: Plurality and consensus 10. Madhya Pradesh: Anthropology and Development 11. Maharashtra: Constructing Regional Identities 12. Northeast India: Ethnography and Politics of Identity 13. Odisha: Rajas and Prajas in a multi-segmented society 14. Punjab and Haryana: Kinship and Marriage 15. Rajasthan: Anthropological Perspectives on Tribal Identity 16. Tamil Nadu: Inequality and Status 17. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Ritual Healing 18. Uttar Pradesh: Untouchability and politics 19. West Bengal: Colonial Legacy, Class Formation and Politics

Peter Berger teaches Anthropology and Indian Religions at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His ethnographic research in highland Orissa focuses on religion, food, ritual, social structure and cultural change.Frank Heidemann is Professor for Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Munich, Germany. His research interests include society and religion in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, as well as visual anthropology in general.

• 1. Introduction: The many Indias: the whole and its parts 2. Andhra Pradesh: Economic and Social Relations 3. Bihar: Caste, Class, and Violence 4. Chhattisgarh: At the Crossroads 5. Gujarat: Transformations of Hierarchy 6. Jammu and Kashmir: dispute and diversity 7. Jharkhand: Alternative citizenship in an "Adivasi State" 8. Karnataka: Caste, Dominance and Social Change in the ‘Indian Village’ 9. Kerala: Plurality and consensus 10. Madhya Pradesh: Anthropology and Development 11. Maharashtra: Constructing Regional Identities 12. Northeast India: Ethnography and Politics of Identity 13. Odisha: Rajas and Prajas in a multi-segmented society 14. Punjab and Haryana: Kinship and Marriage 15. Rajasthan: Anthropological Perspectives on Tribal Identity 16. Tamil Nadu: Inequality and Status 17. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: Ritual Healing 18. Uttar Pradesh: Untouchability and politics 19. West Bengal: Colonial Legacy, Class Formation and Politics