JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH: is a refereed journal which provides a forum for scholarly research, comment and discussion on the Anthropology and Sociology, history and archaeology, politics, Law, society, economics, sociology, culture and international relations of the South Asian region, drawing on a range of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences. We aim to publish cutting edge, innovative, conceptually interesting, original case studies and new research, which shape and lead debates in South Asian studies.