Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Silent Morning
2. Panic
3. Looking for a Cure
4. Other Cures
5. Home Remedies
6. Schooling
7. My Childhood Before Becoming Deaf
8. Working on the Farm
9. Back to Study
10. The High School Examination
11. Travels and Other Adventures
12. Careers or the Lack of Them
13. My First Camera
14. Becoming a Sadhu
15. Moving to Delhi
16. Why Are They Flailing Their Hands?
17. New Discoveries
18. Visit to a Deaf Club
19. Making Deaf Friends
20. Me, a Teacher!
21. Working in the Photo Studio
22. Learning about Leadership
23. Life Becomes Busier
24. Goyle’s Death
25. Changes in School and Work
26. Have Tongue, Will Speak!
27. New Teachers
28. Adventures in Signing
29. The Interview of a Lifetime
30. Getting Engaged
31. The Air-Conditioned Darkroom
32. Working with Hearing People
33. What Is Gallaudet?
34. Working at the NPL
35. Looking for a New Career
36. Marriage
37. Wedding Ceremonies in Lohara
38. Back in Delhi
39. The Elusive Visa
Epilogue: Life in America