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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
Prologue
1. My Beginnings: Amidst Matriarchy and Bureaucracy
2. Malabar Matriarchy: Experiencing My Roots
3. Delhi and Gandhi: Points of Return
4. Japan Days: Insight into Diplomacy
5. Burma to Myanmar: Engaging in Transitions
6. Belgium and England: Lessons in Loss
7. Delhi Again: But a Different Life
8. Smith College, USA: Savouring Literature and Freedom
9. ‘My’ State of Kashmir: Through War, Darkness and Light
10. A Tryst with Crafts and the ‘Crafty’: Gurjari and Dilli Haat
11. The Orwellian Year of 1984: The Beginning
12. The Horrors of an Orwellian Year: Towards No Closure
13. The Emotional Becomes Political: Towards a Bigger Public Platform
14. Elections: The Highest University of Politics
15. National Politics and Diplomacy: Instincts in Action
16. Cherchez la Femme: A Typical Scorpion’s Agenda
17. Good and Bad Match-fixing: Tehelka Sting I
18. ‘Why should the Taliban not shoot you?’: Tehelka Sting II
19. Omissions in the Commission: From Operation West End to Operation Abort
20. On the Sidelines: Provocation and Peace
21. A Small Moment of Glory in Manipur: This Is Politics
22. The Politics of Coalitions: George Fernandes, the Leader and Firefighter
23. Why Jaya Didn’t Make It to the Rajya Sabha List: Negatives Make News
24. Courts in India: A Slow Halal
25. Limbo as a State of Being: Alzheimer’s Disease and the Under Toad
26. Being Human: The Sadness of Caring in Public Life
Epilogue: I Don’t Believe in Sad Endings
Acknowledgements
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