Contents; Note on Transliteration and Translation; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Civic Rituals in the New "Silicon Valley"; 2. Models of the Garden City; 3. The Urban Performative Complex; 4. The Children of Fire; 5. The Primal Goddess, the Polyandrous Spouse, and Celibate Warriors; 6. Cities and Forests; Conclusion; Appendix: Survey of Vahnikula Kshatriya Households in Bangalore; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Summary
The city of Bangalore has become a center for high-technology research and production, the new?Silicon Valley? of India. It is also the site of the very popular annual performance called the?Karaga? dedicated to Draupadi, the polyandrous wife of the her
