Gold Sand, Gold Water: The India List

Publisher’s Note
Speech by the recipient of the Ananda Puraskar 2019
Chapter 1: The Forest of the Crying Ships
Chapter 2: The Golden Waters of the Subarnarekha
Chapter 3: The Boat People and the Ship People
Chapter 4: Robin Hood, Gandhi, and the Kama Sutra
Chapter 5: The Ghost of the Bhadu Tree
Chapter 6: The Ghost Bride
Chapter 7: Wheat Dam and Silk Cotton
Chapter 8: One Who Ate a Bullock and a Human
Chapter 9: Elephants, Invaders, and Old Mansions
Chapter 10: Hostel Horror
Chapter 11: The Lament of Bhramargarh
Chapter 12: The Sacred Thread and the Thievery
Chapter 13: The Passing of Anjanasundari
Chapter 14: The Woman Who Just Wouldn’t Cry
Chapter 15: The Battle of Boisakhi Paal
Chapter 16: Chhoto Pishi’s Mind
Chapter 17: First Time Outside the Familiar World
Chapter 18: Today is for Songs, This is the Time to Sing