Reimagining India’s Economy

Arun Maira

Speaking Tiger

Pp 320, Rs 599

The Indian economy is in a crisis. The people know it is, but its leaders deny it. Like ostriches, they try to bury their heads in sands of statistics hoping the storm will pass. They believe more GDP will produce good lives for citizens and try to convince them that India is on the right path because the size of its economy is growing faster. Reimagining India’s Economy is a story of the evolution of the Indian economy after 1947.

The Caste Con Census

Anand Teltumbde

Navayana

Pp 252, Rs 499

It has been almost a hundred years since the last nation-wide caste count. The 1931 Census, a British exercise, accounted for 4,147 castes. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census of 2011 returned over 46 lakh caste names. Cast

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