Surinder S. Jodhka is a Professor of Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has extensively researched and published on the dynamics of caste in present times, aspects of the agrarian economy, changing patterns of social and political life in contemporary rural India, and the sociology of community identities. He is the editor of the Routledge India book series on ‘Religion and Citizenship’ and co-editor of the Oxford University Press book series on ‘Exploring India’s Elite’. He is a recipient of the ICSSR-Amartya Sen Award for Distinguished Social Scientists.