5 The Rescue of Bishnu and Uma

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1 A Longing for Freedom 1
4. 2 A Missed Tryst 8
5. 3 The Rich and the Poor 19
6. 4 We, the Invisible 25
7. 5 The Rescue of Bishnu and Uma 33
8. 6 Sister Rita's Report 42
9. 7 Devadasis and Hijras 52
10. 8 Female Feticide 58
11. 9 The Goddess of Food 71
12. 10 Tribal India 81
13. 11 A Truck and Some Cows 85
14. 12 Creating a New Revolutionary Class 92
15. 13 The Mutiny of the Innocents 100
16. 14 Save the Western Ghats 106
17. 15 The Wandering Charcoal Makers 111
18. 16 The Failure of Charisma 120
19. 17 The Golana Massacre 126
20. 18 Temples and Toilets 133
21. 19 A Museum of Living Fossils 141
22. 20 Temples or Tombs? 149
23. 21 Pragmatic Activists 153
24. 22 Population and Sterilization 158
25. 23 A Model for Community Health 164
26. 24 Working for Women 170
27. 25 Slaves of Sabarmati 178
28. 26 The Rape of Guntaben 184
29. 27 The Mystic Dancer 192
30. 28 Bihar: Blindings and Massacres 196
31. 29 The Role of Activists 206
32. 30 Nonviolent Melodrama 217
33. 31 Journalism and Its Perils 228
34. 32 We Have a Dream 240
35. 33 Myths and Identity 249
36. 34 The Front Paw of the Revolution 258
37. 35 From Revolt to Renewal 267
38. 36 A Civilization That Doesn't Work 272
39. 37 Death by Encounter 280
40. 38 A Village Confrontation 288
41. 39 A Man with Faith in India 298
42. 40 Broken Promises, Broken Children 308
43. 41 The Little Carpet Makers 315
44. 42 The Little Match Girls 322
45. 43 Riddles of Hinduism 331
46. 44 The Conversions at Meenakshipuram 344
47. 45 Manipulating Myths and Symbols 352
48. 46 The Juggernaut Claims Its Victims 362
49. 47 The Politics of Passion 377
50. 48 The Fiery Swami 395
51. 49 The Triumph of Gandhi's Assassin 404
52. 50 Averting the Apocalypse 410
53. Glossary 417
54. Notes 427
55. Bibliography 451
56. Index 457