Table of Contents

• I.   ~Foreword by Frans Welman
• II.  ~Prologue: At the End of an AK-47

Part One: Life in the Village

• Jungle Marooned
• The Naga During the British Era
• Hawai Mangan on Christmas Eve
• The Struggle for Independence
• Bringing Home Snakes
• The God of Nagalim
• Village School Days
• Surviving Village Life

Part Two: Manhood in Manipur

• Respect and Intimidation
• Training a Warrior
• Note to Reader: Blank Pages Ahead
• At the End of an AK-47, Take Two
• Healing Never Comes Easy
• Oinam and Operation Bluebird
• E’ve Been Expecting You
• The Prodigal Meets King David
• Development of the Naga Worldview

Part Three: A New Chapter in Delhi

• Run in With a Rickshaw
• Naga Party Life
• Introducing the Girl
• The Lure of the Fight
• Delhi Fight Club
• Fight Culture and Opportunity
• Conflicts of Interest
• Politics and the Dalits
• A Meeting in the Jungle
• A Home Without Snakes
• A Father’s Warning
• A Rainy Day
• Entrepreneurialism
• Battlefield
• The Devil Collects Twice

Part Four: Second Chances

• Stranded and Alone
• The Bad News
• A Stranger in The Gym
• Getting a Job
• Herding Goats
• They Came for a Show
• Kung Fu for Jesus
• Teaching in the Temple
• Battlefield, Part Two
• Kumar Returns

Part Five: Loose Cannons

• Parting Ways with AIA
• Another Author’s Note
• Leaps and Bounds
• The Big Event
• Church Partners
• I’ll Burn You Down
• Grasping Hands

Part Six: Out of India

• Trip to Thailand
• Introducing the Girl, Part Two
• Hong Kong Courtship
• Meeting the Family
• Bumpy Spell
• Idaho Calm
• Idaho Desert

Part Seven: Welcome to the Empty Hand Revolution

• Goodbye to Grabbing Hands
• Cosmo’s View From Nampa
• III.  ~Epilogue: In Cosmo’s Own Words
• IV. ~Greetings From the Author
• V.  ~Teaser: Cosmo and Chancho
• VI. ~Appendices: Jay’s Story, Naga Resources, Getting to Know Jesus: The Big Story