Frances Taft (Washington, DC)

Frances Taft
Independent scholar
1105 D St. SE
Washington, DC  20003  USA

phone: 202-543-0309
email: maya.wdc@verizon.net
 
Description of work:

Research interests: history of the Rajput states in the Mughal period;
thakur-ruler relationships in the 19th century; modernization of the
Rajput States in the 19th century; Rajput marriage patterns
 
Publications:

Forthcoming. 'Rajput Modernisation: The Role of Mayo College.'  
Forthcoming in the Mayo College magazine.
 
2003 'Heritage Hotels in Rajasthan' in Surjit Singh and Varsha Joshi 
(eds.), Institutions and Social Change.  Jaipur: Rawat Publications.

2002  'The Elusive Historical Mirabai: A Note,' in Lawrence A. Babb et al. 
(eds.), Multiple Histories Culture and Society in the Study of Rajasthan. 
Jaipur: Rawat Publications.  (An earlier version was presented at the 
International Conference on Mirabai, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Jan. 4-7, 2001.)
 
2000 [editor] From Purdah to the People by Rani Laxmi Kumari Chundawat. 
Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
 
1999 'The Origins of the Shekhavat Thikanas of Jaipur' in N.K. Singhi and
Rajendra Joshi (eds.), Religion, Ritual and Royalty. Jaipur: Rawat 
Publications.
 
1999 (with D.S.L. Devra) 'The Thikanas of Rajputana: Some Insights from
Ravatsar Thikana of Bikaner' in N.K. Singhi and Rajendra Joshi (eds.), 
Religion, Ritual and Royalty. Jaipur: Rawat Publications.
 
1995 'Rajas and Thakurs in Rajputana: The Case of Bikaner' in N. K. Singhi 
and Rajendra Joshi (eds.), Folk, Faith & Feudalism. Jaipur: Rawat 
Publications.
 
1994 'Honor and Alliance: reconsidering Mughal-Rajput Marriages' in Karine 
Schomer et al. (eds.), The Idea of Rajasthan Vol. II. New Delhi: Manohar 
Publishers & Distributors.
 
1973 'Royal Marriages in Rajasthan.' Contributions to Indian Sociology 
7:64-80.