02562cam a2200421 a 4500 15516958 OSt 20260825085140.0 081110s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng 2008049031 9781594202049 1594202044 15516958 (OCoLC)233548032 DLC KSG BTCTA BAKER YDXCP TOZ JQQ C#P BWX MOF BUR CQU DLC a-ii--- HC435 .N54 2009 954.05/32 22 Nilekani, Nandan. Imagining India : the idea of a renewed nation / Nandan Nilekani. 1st American ed. New York : Penguin Press, 2009. xii, 511 p. ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-480) and index. 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. India Economic policy. India Politics and government. India Civilization. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2008049031-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0917/2008049031-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 16021 16021 0 0 lcc 0 0 KSGNBO KSGNBO 2026-08-25 0 HC435 .N54 2009 NRB50207 2026-08-25 08:52:00 2026-08-25 BK