Words like freedom
by Dube, Siddharth
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers India
Subject(s):
India--Politics and government--1977-
Year: 1998
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Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction: Thish naked, hungry mass 1
The slaves of slaves 23
Bombay I: 1949-52 46
Zamindari abolition: The vision of a new heaven and a
new earth 56
Bombay II: 1954-62 75
The 1960s 96
The messiah of the poor: indira Gandhi 108
Shrinath 123
Hansraj 148
Prayaga Devi 160
Puttu 174
Jhoku 186
The poorest families 192
The land still belongs to richest families 212
How the poor are subjugated and how they fight back 223
Why political democracy has not led to economic democracy 239
Conclusion: The perpetuation of mass poverty 255
Notes and references 258
Glossary 268
Bibliography 270
Index 277
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