Well-researched, theoretically grounded and politically committed, this is a pioneering study of Dalits and Hindi cinema, examined through the perspectives of social language and representation. It needs to be read, and I hope it leads to more studies of Dalits in Indian cinema. -- Tabish Khair, Aarhus University Contested Representation is a brilliant exposition of the social language of Hindi cinema focusing on the absence and presence of Dalits in cinematic constructions. Rai argues persuasively that cinematic representations replicate the social and material power imbricated in caste hierarchies, yet the narratives are heterogenous, and the representational field is inflected by powerful Dalit resistance against domination. -- Anupama Roy, Jawaharlal Nehru University
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