Introduction: Democratisation in uttar pradesh -- Rural transformation and occupational diversification in western uttar pradesh: Economic and demographic changes in a village -- Underserved and overdosed? Muslims and the pulse polio initiative in rural North India -- The elusive pursuit of social justice for dalits in uttar pradesh -- Agency in words, self-representation in action: Connecting and disconnecting dalit and low-caste women with India's history of gender and politics -- Political cooperation and distrust: Identity politics and Yadav Muslim relations, 1999-2009 -- On whose behalf? Women's activism and identity politics in uttar pradesh -- The politics of identity and the people left behind: The mallah community of uttar pradesh -- Working narratives of intercommunity harmony in varanasi's silk sari industry -- Democracy and development in uttar pradesh

1. Infrastructure (Economics) -- India -- Uttar Pradesh
2. Women -- India -- Uttar Pradesh -- Social conditions
3. Uttar Pradesh (India) -- Economic policy
4. Uttar Pradesh (India) -- Politics and government