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Untold Stories from India
Anchor
October 2008
On Sale: October 14, 2008
352 pages
ISBN: 030745472X
EAN: 9780307454720
Paperback
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Non-Fiction
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.
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