This work paves the way for further research into social transformation in pre-colonial India that has been ignored…and offers an alternative approach to examination of historical events in other regions of India. This kind of research on the experience of religious accommodation also offers useful methodological guidance on re-examining both oppressive and tolerant regimes...
The book is quite useful in understanding the society, polity and to an extent, the economy of post-Mughal Punjab. The narrative is lucid and coherent…the volume does make an interesting read about the evolution of identities, the processes of social change and the state’s formation in post-Mughal Punjab. The book significantly adds to our understanding about the shaping of the regional identity of Punjab.