| The Wrestler’s Body |
| Note on Translation |
| Preface |
 | 1. Search and Research |
| 2. The Akhara: Where Earth Is Turned Into Gold |
| 3. Gurus and Chelas: The Alchemy of Discipleship |
| 4. The Patron and the Wrestler |
| 5. The Discipline of the Wrestler’s Body |
| 6. Nag Panchami: Snakes, Sex, and Semen |
 | 7. Wrestling Tournaments and the Body’s Recreation |
| • | Introduction |
| • | The Weekly Bout |
| • | Dangal Organization and Sponsorship |
| • | Swagat |
| • | Nam Kamana |
| • | Intermediary Conclusions: From Thick to Thin |
| • | The Art of Wrestling |
| • | Naturalization and deification |
| • | The Dangal as Cultural Critique |
| • | Conclusion |
| 8. Hanuman: Shakti, Bhakti, and Brahmacharya |
| 9. The Sannyasi and the Wrestler |
| 10. Utopian Somatics and Nationalist Discourse |
| 11. The Individual Re-Formed |
| Plates |
| The Nature of Wrestling Nationalism |
| Glossary |
| Bibliography |