Siddharth Shanghvi writes on AIDS in India
Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, who divides his time between Berkeley and India, has written an essay, "Hello, Darling," excerpted below, for the forthcoming collection "AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India" (Anchor Books; 334 pages; $13.95). All names have been changed. Shanghvi, read from his essay "Hello, Darling" (excerpted here) during this year's Litquake.
Overview:
In this groundbreaking anthology, sixteen renowned writers tell the hidden story of the AIDS crisis, illuminating the complex nature of one of the major problems facing the developing world.
India is home to almost 3 million HIV cases, but AIDS is still stigmatized and shrouded in denial. Discrimination against HIV-affected individuals in hospitals, schools, and even among families is common, just as discussion about HIV and participation in prevention or treatment programs are not. In this riveting book, sixteen of India's most well-known writers go on the road to uncover the reality of AIDS in India and tell the human stories behind the epidemic.
Kiran Desai travels to the coast of Andhra Pradesh, where the sex workers are considered the most desirable; Salman Rushdie meets members of Mumbai's transgender community; William Dalrymple encounters the devadasis, women who have been “married” to a temple goddess and thus are deemed acceptable for transactional sex. Eye-opening, hard-hitting, and moving, AIDS Sutra presents a side of India rarely seen before.
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