Acknowledgements vii Setting the Stage ix IntroductionXV Chapter One : Genesis and Evolution of the Working Class 1 Chapter Two : Changing Times, Changing Themes: New Forms of Social Mobilisation 51 Chapter Three : India Catches Up: The Working Class Movement Spreads 85 Chapter Four: It's Not Child's Play: Child Labour and the 152 Discourse on Child Rights Chapter Five: Labouring for the Children: Four Outfits 181 Chapter Six : Bhima Sangha: The Strength of the Little Ones 215 Chapter Seven : Looking Back, Looking Ahead 283 Appendix I : Political Map of India 292 Appendix II: Map of Karnataka293 Appendix HI: Hypotheses, Assumption and Questions 294 Appendix IV : Child Work and Child Labour 297 Appendix V : Roger Hart's Ladder of Participation 298 Appendix VI: Case Studies Compiled by Children 299 Appendix VII : CWC and Appropriate Education Programme (AEP) 301 Appendix VIII : Comparison between Schools 310 Appendix IX: Participatory Rural Appraisal 313 References 317 Index 320