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A Review. WE, THE PEOPLE NANI A. PALKHIVALA. The Minds Behind . GROUP NO: 5 Members: E. Renbi Jami N.Mohondas S ingh Mirza Azhar Beig Salunkhe Shivkumar Prithviraj Lakshmisha G R. Keerthi Anu Jain Lalramdinpuii Renthlei Nishant Narayan.
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A Review WE,THEPEOPLE NANI A. PALKHIVALA
The Minds Behind • GROUP NO: 5 • Members: • E. Renbi Jami • N.MohondasSingh • MirzaAzharBeig • SalunkheShivkumar • Prithviraj • Lakshmisha G • R. Keerthi • Anu Jain • LalramdinpuiiRenthlei • NishantNarayan
“Constructive Criticism for A Better India” A threadbare Analysis of Palkhivala’s classic“WE, ThePeople”.
THE BOOK • WE, THEPEOPLE • Author- NANI A. PALKHIVALA • Publisher- UBS Publishers’ Distributors Pvt. Ltd • Price-Rs.225 • Pages- 368 • First edition-1984 • Latest Reprint-2012
The Author • Born :Jan 1920, Bombay, Parsi Family. • Multi Faceted Persona: Teacher/Author/Economic thinker/Manager • India’s Ambassador to the U.S.A. • Stalwart of Judiciary
Content of the book • Education, Democracy and Socialism • Taxation • Constitutional issues • Personalities, Diplomacy and the Law
Purpose of the Book • Constructive, optimistic suggestion • To my countrymen- “Who gave unto themselves the constitution But not the ability to keep it, who inherited a resplendent heritage but not the wisdom to cherish it, who suffer and endure the perception of their potential”
Summary • Failure to maintain law and order • Lack of will to bring unbounded economic potential to fruition • Lack of human investment • Moral degradations
Evaluation • Strengths - Constructive criticism • Weakness • Overtly critical • Technical language • Compilation of anecdotes • Authors contribution
Recommendations • Insight to historical experiences • To have better India • Build efficient political system • To reform India's public policy
Conclusion • Lucid and felicitous narration • Incisive analysis of public policies • Threadbare analysis of constitutional issues • Draw academic and practical ideas from different fields • Apt comparison, trenchant criticism • Patriotic fervor