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GROUP 7 IMAGINING INDIA IDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY. NANDAN NILEKANI. GROUP MEMBERS. Mahaling (Group Co-ordinator) Benjamin K Vidhya C Remya P Avneet Kaur. Arvind Kumar Sandip Kote Manish Anand Aadesh Rai Shiva Prakash. Non-fiction Penguin books 2008; 2009 Rs.425 only.
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GROUP 7 IMAGINING INDIAIDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY NANDAN NILEKANI
GROUP MEMBERS • Mahaling (Group Co-ordinator) • Benjamin K • Vidhya C • Remya P • AvneetKaur • Arvind Kumar • SandipKote • Manish Anand • AadeshRai • Shiva Prakash
Non-fiction • Penguin books • 2008; 2009 • Rs.425 only
B.Tech in Electrical Engineering in 1978 • Infosys Technologies Ltd 2002 • Padma Bhushan 2006 • NDTV Indian of the Year 2011 • The Chairman of the new UIDAI 9 July 2009
INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The author has attempted to understand India through the evolution of its ideas.
OVERVIEW Imagining India is divided into four parts: • Globalization, demographic advantages. • Infrastructural challenges. • Conflicting political ideologies, labour reform and higher education. • Democracy and technology, health, pensions and entitlements, the environment and energy.
SUMMARY / BODY • India re-imagined • All aboard • Fighting words • Closer than they appear
Part I - INDIA RE-IMAGINED • Demographic dividend • Entrepreneurs as the ‘devious capitalists’ to ‘respected businessmen’ • English – global language • IT revolution • Globalisation • Democratic setup
Part II - ALL ABOARD • Dichotomy in school education • Lack of infrastructure • Rural to urban migration • Emerging single market
Part III - FIGHTING WORDS (Ideas in battle) • Left vs. right • Reform vs. populism • Caste structures • Labour laws • Rural India • Higher education
Part IV - CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR • Use of IT and e-governance • Ultra-capitalism and inequality • Declining environment • Energy crisis • Networking effect in hospitals
EVALUATION STRENGTHS • Innovative and realistic ideas • High level of detailing • Wide coverage of subjects • Optimistic view about India in future
WEAKNESS • Over assessment of the liberalised era • Human capital as a major strength of economic transformation • Glorifies the proliferation of media • Socio – cultural issues • Importance for Corporate philanthropy • Implementation is India's weakest spot
CONTENT • LANGUAGE - No pedantic prose or satire Compendium of events • WRITING STYLE - Light conversational • RECOMMEND - every Indian should read the book
CONCLUSION The author envisions the future challenges and provides solutions based on his wide experience in different aspects (social, political and economical) of India.