In a world on the brink of collapse, Chance Hale, a captain of industry, and Cadence Turing, a detective-story-loving android, grapple with the fallout of political chaos. After reuniting from a previous investigation, they are drawn into a dangerous quest following the murder of an android rights activist. As they delve into the dark underbelly of Arrhidaeus, they must confront a relentless killer and uncover whether the past can truly remain hidden.
As well as the brilliant Travancore Minister, Sir T. Madhava Rao; social reformers like P. Thanu Pillai; Father Emmanuel Nidhiry who challenged European bishops; the courageous Dr P. Palpu, who struggled for opportunities for lower castes; the poet and activist N. Kumaran Asan.
The story delves into the complex relationship between Chance Hale, a captain of industry, and Cadence Turing, an android detective. Their struggles intensify when an assassination attempt on Chance connects to a recent murder, thrusting them into a chaotic web of conspiracies involving drug runners, freedom fighters, and law enforcement. As they navigate these dangers, Chance and Cadence must confront the repercussions of a distant war, testing their bond and resilience in the face of overwhelming odds.
This intriguing anthropological study investigates how the boatmen of Banaras have repositioned themselves within the traditional social organization and used their privileged position on the river to contest upper-caste and state domination. Assa Doron examines the evolution of the boatmen community, drawing on a variety of sources to illuminate the cultural politics of social and economic inequality in contemporary India. Caste, Occupation and Politics on the Ganges offers insight into recent debates about the cultural and historical forms of social practice and resistance at the juncture between tradition and the global economy, and will therefore appeal not only to anthropologists, but to anyone working in the field of development studies, globalization, religion, politics and cultural studies.
Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey argue that in India the removal and reuse of waste lays waste to human lives. People at the bottom are injured and stigmatized as they work with sewage, toxic chemicals, and rotting garbage. If India is to emerge as a model for the world, its policies will have to reach beyond the environment, to encompass empathy.