In Rajasthan

Discussing folk music, architecture, feudal traditions and regional cuisine, Royina Grewal seeks to take the reader behind the exotic facade of this Indian state. She focuses primarily upon people; from the maharajahs to camel trainers and from a female Marxist leader to itinerant snake charmers. This guide does not dwell upon the historical past of Rajasthan, but rather explores the future of a region in transition.