| Dialogue and History |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| Transliteration and Other Conventions |
| Maps |
| Introduction |
| 1. To Fix the People to Their Respective Villages |
| 2. Using the Past to Create the Future |
| 3. The Rise and Consolidation of the Chingleput Mirasidars |
| 4. From Slaves to the Original Dravidians |
| 5. Conclusion |
| Abbreviations |
| Bibliography |