Synopses & Reviews
In this groundbreaking anthology, sixteen renowned writers tell the hidden story of the AIDS crisis, illuminating the complex nature of one of the major problems facing the developing world. India is home to almost 3 million HIV cases, but AIDS is still stigmatized and shrouded in denial. Discrimination against HIV-affected individuals in hospitals, schools, and even among families is common, just as discussion about HIV and participation in prevention or treatment programs are not. In this riveting book, sixteen of India's most well-known writers go on the road to uncover the reality of AIDS in India and tell the human stories behind the epidemic.Kiran Desai travels to the coast of Andhra Pradesh, where the sex workers are considered the most desirable; Salman Rushdie meets members of Mumbai's transgender community; William Dalrymple encounters the devadasis, women who have been “married” to a temple goddess and thus are deemed acceptable for transactional sex. Eye-opening, hard-hitting, and moving, AIDS Sutra presents a side of India rarely seen before.
Review
"[A]n intelligent, often compelling collection of essays by noted Indian writers....This important book should be read by anyone concerned with the worldwide progress of the pandemic..." Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times (read the entire )
Synopsis
In this groundbreaking anthology, 16 renowned writers tell the hidden story of the AIDS crisis, illuminating the complex nature of one of the major problems facing the developing world. "AIDS Sutra" is produced in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
About the Author
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated charitable foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates in 2000 and doubled in size by Warren Buffett in 2006. The primary aims of the foundation are, globally, to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty, and, in the United States, to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION Bill And Melinda Gates FOREWORD Amartya Sen
MR X VERSUS HOSPITAL Y Nikita Lalwani
NIGHT CLAIMS THE GODAVARI Kiran Desai
HELLO, DARLING Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
MAARNE KA, BHAGANE KA Sonia Faleiro
AT STAKE, THE BODY C.S. Lakshmi
THE HALF-WOMAN GOD Salman Rushdie
BHOOT KI KAHAANIAN Jaspreet Singh
RETURN TO SONAGACHHI Sunil Gangopadhyay
NOWHERE TO CALL HOME Mukul Kesavan
THE LOST GENERATION OF MANIPUR Siddhartha Deb
THE DAUGHTERS OF YELLAMMA William Dalrymple
WHEN AIDS CAME HOME Shobhaa De
HEALING Amit Chaudhuri
A POEM ABOUT AIDS Vikram Seth
THE LAST OF THE USTAADS Aman Sethi
LOVE IN THE TIME OF POSITIVES Nalini Jones