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GROUP 7 IMAGINING INDIA IDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY

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 INDIA IDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY

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  1. GROUP 7 IMAGINING INDIAIDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY NANDAN NILEKANI

  2. GROUP MEMBERS • Mahaling (Group Co-ordinator) • Benjamin K • Vidhya C • Remya P • AvneetKaur • Arvind Kumar • SandipKote • Manish Anand • AadeshRai • Shiva Prakash

  3. Non-fiction • Penguin books • 2008; 2009 • Rs.425 only

  4. 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

  5. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE The author has attempted to understand India through the evolution of its ideas.

  6. 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.

  7. SUMMARY / BODY • India re-imagined • All aboard • Fighting words • Closer than they appear

  8. Part I - INDIA RE-IMAGINED • Demographic dividend • Entrepreneurs as the ‘devious capitalists’ to ‘respected businessmen’ • English – global language • IT revolution • Globalisation • Democratic setup

  9. Part II - ALL ABOARD • Dichotomy in school education • Lack of infrastructure • Rural to urban migration • Emerging single market

  10. Part III - FIGHTING WORDS (Ideas in battle) • Left vs. right • Reform vs. populism • Caste structures • Labour laws • Rural India • Higher education

  11. Part IV - CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR • Use of IT and e-governance • Ultra-capitalism and inequality • Declining environment • Energy crisis • Networking effect in hospitals

  12. EVALUATION STRENGTHS • Innovative and realistic ideas • High level of detailing • Wide coverage of subjects • Optimistic view about India in future

  13. 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

  14. CONTENT • LANGUAGE - No pedantic prose or satire Compendium of events • WRITING STYLE - Light conversational • RECOMMEND - every Indian should read the book

  15. CONCLUSION The author envisions the future challenges and provides solutions based on his wide experience in different aspects (social, political and economical) of India.

  16. Thank you….

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