Preferred Citation: Alter, Joseph S. The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India. Berkeley:  University of California Press,  c1992 1992. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft6n39p104/


 
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1. Akhara Bara Ganesha
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2. Lallu Pahalwan: A Body of One Color
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3. Jori Swinging: Akhara Kon Bhatt
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4. Gada Swinging: Akhara Sant Ram
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5. Ban: Akhara Sant Ram
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6. Massage: Akhara Ram Singh
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7. Jor: Akhara Bara Ganesha
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8. Jor: Akhara Kedarnath
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9. Lalji Pahalwan: A Wrestler Whose Name is Known
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10. Dangal: Bout Inauguration
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11. Hanuman Shrine: Akhara Gaya Seth
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12. An Akhara Portrait: Akhara Gaya Seth
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13. Sant Ram’s Murti: Akahara Sant Ram
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14. Guru and Chela: Akhara Ram Singh
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15. Vyayam: Akhara Ram Singh

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Preferred Citation: Alter, Joseph S. The Wrestler's Body: Identity and Ideology in North India. Berkeley:  University of California Press,  c1992 1992. http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft6n39p104/