| The Wrestler’s Body |
| Note on Translation |
| Preface |
 | 1. Search and Research |
| • | Overview |
| • | Purpose: Why Wrestling? |
| • | The Fieldwork |
| • | Methods and Routine |
| • | Research Techniques |
| • | Popular Literature |
| • | Historical Texts and the Problem of History |
| • | The Wrestler’s Body: Identity, Ideology, and Meaning |
| • | Body Discipline: The Mechanics of Reform |
| 2. The Akhara: Where Earth Is Turned Into Gold |
| • | Aesthetics |
| • | Daily Routine |
| • | Akhara Membership and Affiliation |
| • | Akhara Demographics |
| • | Age and Education |
| • | Akharas and Bodybuilding Clubs |
| 3. Gurus and Chelas: The Alchemy of Discipleship |
| • | Guruship |
| • | The Character of a Guru |
| 4. The Patron and the Wrestler |
| • | Royal Patronage |
| • | Government Patronage |
| • | Nationalized Services and Government Boards |
| 5. The Discipline of the Wrestler’s Body |
| • | Introduction |
| Exercise |
| • | Yoga |
| • | Vyayam |
| • | Surya Namaskar |
| • | Dand-Bethak |
| • | Jor |
| • | Joris and Gadas |
| • | Dhakuli |
| • | Shirshasan |
| • | Nals |
| • | Gar Nals |
| • | Other Exercises |
| • | Ban |
| • | Massage |
| Diet |
| • | Milk and Ghi |
| • | Almonds |
| • | Chana |
| • | Fruits and Juices |
| • | Regular or Common Food |
| • | Volume: Ghi, Milk, and Almonds |
| • | Seasonal Variation |
| • | Dietary Prohibitions |
| • | Brahmacharya |
| 6. Nag Panchami: Snakes, Sex, and Semen |
| • | The Celebration |
| • | Nag Panchami at the Akhara |
| • | Rain and Water |
| • | Snakes |
| • | Milk |
| • | Ghi |
| • | Almonds |
| • | Earth |
| • | Trees |
| • | Exercise |
| • | Conclusion |
| 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 |
| • | Hanuman: An Overview |
| • | Shakti |
| • | Bhakti |
| • | Brahmacharya |
| 9. The Sannyasi and the Wrestler |
| • | Sannyasi |
| • | The Sannyasi and the Wrestler |
| • | Akharas and Akharas |
| • | The Wrestler in the World: Contradiction and Paradox |
| • | Exemplary Lives |
| • | Conclusion |
| 10. Utopian Somatics and Nationalist Discourse |
| • | The Enemy Within |
| • | The Body and Civic Duty |
| • | The Rhetoric of Somatic Reform |
| • | Government Patronage: The State as King of Kings |
| • | The Utopian Vision |
| • | Ascetic Wrestlers: Agents of Utopian Reform |
| 11. The Individual Re-Formed |
| Plates |
| The Nature of Wrestling Nationalism |
| Glossary |
| Bibliography |
