About the Author

Uwe Skoda is Associate Professor in India and South Asia Studies at the Department of Global Studies, Aarhus University. His publications include a co-edited special issue on 'Contemporary Indigeneity and Religion in India' (in International Quarterly in Asian Studies, no. 1-2, 2015) and Dialogues with Gods: Possession in Middle Indian Rituals (2014, co-edited with Tina Otten).

Biswamoy Pati is Associate Professor in Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Delhi. His publications include South Asia from the Margins: Echoes of Orissa, 1800-2000 (2012) and Balgangadhar Tilak: Popular Readings (2011, edited).