Bibliograph

Imagining India, the idea of a renewed nation, Nandan Nilekani

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Imagining India, the idea of a renewed nation, Nandan Nilekani

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [471]-480) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Imagining India

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

233548032

Responsibility statement

Nandan Nilekani

Sub title

the idea of a renewed nation

Summary

India's recent economic boom has triggered tremendous social, political, and cultural change. The result is a country that, while managing incredible economic growth, has also begun to fully inhabit its role on the world political stage. In this far-ranging look at the central ideas that have shaped this young nation, Infosys cofounder Nilekani offers an original interpretation of the country's past, present, and future. He traces the efforts of the country's past and present leaders as they work to develop new frameworks that suit India's specific characteristics and challenges. He charts the ideas that are crucial to India's current infrastructure revolution and quest for universal literacy, urbanization, and unification; maps the ideological battlegrounds of caste, higher education, and labor reform; and argues that only a safety net of ideas--from social security to public health to the environment--can transcend political agendas and safeguard India's economic future.--From publisher description

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