Introduction Part I: Caste, Community and performance
A ritual performance of Kerala, Vayala Vasudevan Pillai
The Patuas of Bengal, Makbul Islam
Bards and goddesses: The Pombalas in Tirupati, Anand Akundy
Explorations in the art forms of the Cindu madigas in Andhra, Y A Sudhakar Reddy and R R Harischandra
Caste identity and performance in a fisher-village of Assam, Kishore Bhattacharjee
Part II: Performance Beyond Caste
Telugu pady natakam in Andhra: Performance dynamics, P Subbachary
Modernising tradition: The yaksagana in Karnataka, Guru Rao Bapat
Kalarippayatt as aesthetics and the politics of invisibility in Kerala, P K Sasidharan
India People’s Theatre Association in colonial Andhra, V Ramakrishna
Gaddar and the politics and pain of singing, D Venkat Rao
Reviving moghal tamsa in Orissa, Sachi Mohanty
Part III: Classical Dance and its Successors
New directions in Indian dance, Sunil Kothari
Transpositions in kuchipudi dance, Aruna Bhikshu
The impact of commercialization in dance, K Subadra Murthy
Art addressing social problems, Ananda Shankar Jayant