This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written List of Illustrations 1 Rajasthan's Chief Minister, Vasundhara Raje, depicted as goddess Annapurna. 1.1 The author and his assistant V. Gopalakrishnan interviewing Kaikkoolar naaḍu headmen in Tirumalasai in 1985. 3.1 Kumutam image of the Muttaraiyar statue in Trichy. 3.2 Signboard announcing a village branch of the Perumpituku Muttaraiyar Youth Association. 4.1 'Dun-Shaw', a cartoon by Gillivray showing a kilted but crowned Dundas as a 'Bashaw', or oriental despot, captioned as follows: 'One foot in Leadenhall Street and the other in the Province of Bengal'. 7.1 Kamble with social workers. 7.2 Water pipes in Aziz Nagar. 9.1 Map of the main regions of Andhra Pradesh prior to its bifurcation in 2013. 11.1 Percentage of total misallocated or lost food in the 2003-2004 Targeted Public Distribution System. 11.2 The policy mix in India at different levels of competition and economic development. 15.1 Map of southwestern Tibet. 15.2 The 1407 print of the sBas gdon gsal ba. 15.3 Blockprinting at the Sera monastery in Tibet. 15.4 The Shel dkar (Shekar) fortress, the capital of La stod lho (Southern Lato). 15.5 A statue of Bo dong Phyogs las rnam rgyal. 15.6 A depiction of Chos kyi sgron ma.