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  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Introduction: “The Real Show”
  9. Interlude I: Mediating “Slum”
  10. 1. Cash: “You Can’t Buy a Vote”
  11. Interlude II: South Bombay
  12. 2. Natak: “The Size of the Public Will Be the Size of the Image”
  13. 3. Believe: “What’s a Show and What’s a Lie”
  14. Interlude III: Places of Protest
  15. 4. Kaaghaz: “We Aren’t Hindustani by Paper; We’re Hindustani by Blood”
  16. 5. Politics: “The Protests Were Becoming Politicized”
  17. Conclusion: Drama of Democracy
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index
  22. Author Biography

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