AIDS Sutra Untold Stories from India

Name: AIDS Sutra Untold Stories from India
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ISBN: 9780307454720

ISBN-10: 030745472X

ISBN-13: 9780307454720

Edition: 2008

Authors: Negar Akhavi, Amartya Sen

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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. Inthis 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…

Book details

List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/14/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.18" wide x 7.98" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Introduction



Foreword



Mr X Versus Hospitaly



Night Claims the Godavari



Hello, Darling



Maarne Ka, Bhagane Ka



At Stake, the Body



The Half-Woman God



Bhoot Ki Kahaanian



Return to Sonagachhi



Nowhere to Call Home



The Lost Generation of Manipur



The Daughters of Yellamma



When Aids Came Home



Healing



A Poem About Aids



The Last of the Ustaads



Love in the Time of Positives