agricultural wages, 25, 30, 103, 181, 190, 192, 206, 211, 216–218

agriculture, 4–7, 29–34, 38–39, 144, 150, 153, 174–179, 182, 205, 222, 224–227, 238n4

aid, 7, 65, 67–69, 74, 234n4

Amul, 9–11, 59–62, 70–71, 112, 114, 116, 133, 135, 150, 155, 187, 222–224

Anand, Gujarat, 3–4, 9–10, 27, 31–33, 37, 44, 49–51, 56–59, 61–62, 69, 73, 75, 232n2

Anand model, 9–11, 14, 32, 50, 62–65, 67, 114, 120, 133, 187, 233–234n12, 234n13

anti-colonial movement. See nationalist movement

artificial insemination, 33, 134–136, 139–140, 149, 190, 224

Balai caste, 95–98, 104–105, 110, 117, 144, 148, 160, 174, 181

Baviskar, B. S., 16, 58, 68, 233n8, 234n14

bhag (share) farming, 82–83, 86, 136, 170, 238n2

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 86, 88–90, 101, 105, 125, 235n6, 236n9, 236n10, 236–237n17

Breman J., 21–22, 84

buffaloes, 33, 117–118, 122, 130, 132–136, 138–140, 142–145, 154, 158, 161, 168, 174, 177, 224–225

canal, Mahi river, 80, 86–87, 171–172, 183, 238n3, 238n4

Candler W., 4, 66, 71–74, 115, 120, 122, 124, 136, 189–192, 212

caste, 7, 17–21, 30, 39, 41, 54, 56–57, 59–60, 69, 81, 82, 84, 86, 92–93, 95–99, 102–106, 108–112, 114, 117–118, 123, 144, 160–161, 174, 181, 194, 215, 223, 229n1, 231n8, 232n5, 233n8

Charotar region, 51, 53–53, 56, 87, 168, 222–223, 232n2

class, 8, 24–26, 29–30, 36, 39, 41, 44, 51, 55–57, 67, 69, 75, 106, 108, 112, 118, 162, 172, 181, 194, 208, 212, 215, 218, 222–223, 230n5

colonialism, 21, 43, 52, 57, 75, 232n3

community land, 34, 103, 157, 160, 174

comparative analysis, 7, 21, 33–35, 37, 39, 50

Congress

Congress–I, 86, 89–90, 101, 105, 174, 235n6, 236n9, 236–237n17

Indian National Congress, 57–58, 60–61, 232–233n7, 237n2

consumption. See milk consumption