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Tables of Contents for Viramma
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Translator's note
v
2
Maps
vii
1 A childhood in Velpakkam
1
14
2 The marriage is arranged
15
14
3 `Becoming a woman'
29
8
4 The wedding night
37
13
5 `He still desires me!'
50
9
6 A mother to twelve children
59
15
7 The destinies of children
74
15
8 Irsi Katteri, the foetus-eater
89
10
9 The god of Tirupati
99
6
10 Mariamman and Kali
105
10
11 The festival of Mariamman
115
9
12 The seven virgins
124
7
13 A family funeral
131
11
14 Demons and dharma
142
9
15 The caste of thieves
151
5
16 High and low castes in Karani
156
9
17 The Paraiyar
165
7
18 The blood sacrifice to Periyandavan
172
9
19 This kaliyugam
181
13
20 `Talking like they did in the old days'
194
6
21 Two stories
200
12
22 Spells and spirit possession
212
8
23 The Pongal of the Oxen and the festival of Draupadi
220
14
24 Sharing the harvest
234
23
25 The way of the world
257
25
Notes
282
13
Glossary
295
7
Gods
302
2
Castes
304
2
Routes to emancipation: A Dalit life story in context by Josiane and Jean-Luc Racine
306