Description
Poonam Agarwal's rigorously reported, visually rich account of India's extraordinary tradition of body marking—tracing tattoo and body art practices from their ancient ritual origins through their contemporary revival across communities, castes, and contexts—provides the most comprehensive and the most beautifully illustrated account of this dimension of Indian cultural life available in English. Written with the journalist's eye for the specific human story and the scholar's understanding of the deep cultural significance of what she is describing, this is essential reading for every person fascinated by the living traditions of Indian body culture. An important and beautifully produced work.
