Uncover the profound impact of cochlear implants in India with this vital ethnography. Michele Ilana Friedner, a bilateral cochlear implant user, offers an insider’s look at how advanced medical technologies create both opportunities and inequalities in the country. Delving into everyday negotiations and activist aspirations, the book critiques the narrow future possibilities emerging from the pursuit of hearing. It calls for multisensory, multimodal ways of relating to the world. Essential for students and researchers in disability studies, sensory anthropology, and anyone exploring biotechnology’s role in shaping the deaf experience in India.