AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India

AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India

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 â€œmarriedâ€ 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.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
Color Brown
ReleaseDate 2008-10-14
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780307454720

Country	USA
Brand	Anchor Books
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
Color	Brown
ReleaseDate	2008-10-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780307454720

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