Rural-Urban Transitions: From the Village to the Segregated Town

During the popular Uttarayan kite festival, the sky is filled with kites and snatches of disco music coming from different directions. On Anand’s rooftops, young men frenetically pull ropes while their friends shout encouragement; their wives and sisters patiently stand by to reel in the kite line; and elderly people hang around to enjoy the sights. Every now and then there is a scream—“Cut!”—and then the loud cheering of “Aiaiai!” when a kite is lost in air battle. At dusk, Chinese lanterns go up in the sky. In the kitchens, undhiyu, a Gujarati vegetable dish, is prepared. On