| Passions of the Tongue |
| Acknowledgments |
| Note on Transliteration |
 | Preface |
| 1. Introduction |
| 2. One Language, Many Imaginings |
| 3. Feminizing Language |
 | 4. Laboring for Language |
| • | Worshipping with Tamil: Language and Liturgy |
| • | Cleansing Tamil: Language and Purity |
| • | “What’s in a Name?”: Rechristening Madras State |
| • | Enthronement of Tamil: Dilemmas of Rule |
| • | Battling the Demoness Hindi |
| • | Notes |
| 5. To Die For |
| 6. Conclusion |
| Abbreviations |
| Plates |
| References |