Playing with Fire : Feminist Thought and Activism Through Seven Lives in India

Foreword IX Chandra Talpade Mohanty Acknowledgments XVII Introduction. Playing with Fire: A Collective Journey across Borders XXI Richa Nagar A Journey of Sangtins Anupamlata, Ramsheela, Reshma Ansari, Richa Nagar, Richa Singh, Shashi Vaish, Shashibala, Surbala, and Vibha Bajpayee 1. The Beginnings of a Collective Journey 3(12) 2. A Very Short Childhood 15(16) 3. From the Streets of Babul to the Wetness of Aanchal 31(37) 4. Prisons within Prisons: Battles Stretching from the Courtyard to the Mind 68(23) 5. Cracking Cages, New Skies 91(19) 6. Challenges of NGOization and Dreams of Sangtin 110(22) Postscript: NGOs, Global Feminisms, and Collaborative Border Crossings 132(25) Richa Nagar Notes 157(12) Glossary 169(8) Selected Bibliography 177