Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 India Waiting 1
5. 2 Cultivating Fields: The Rise and Resilience of a Rural Middle Class 37
6. 3 Life at the Crossroads: Timepass 72
7. 4 Collective Student Protest 103
8. 5 Fixing Futures: Improvised Politics 135
9. 6 Conclusions 171
10. Bibliography 193
11. Index 213