We, the Nation - The Lost Decades

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Book Description
India, the sleeping giant of an economy – in the words of Lee Kuan Yew – is, at last, slowly stirring from its long nighty of slumber, drugged as it has been for decades with its mosaic of colours, cultures, contrasts and subcontinent with its mosaic of colours, cultures, contrasts and maddening contradictions, always has, thinks to vast quantities of its own indigenously manufactured red tape and venal politicians, been, been held in thrall for so long. It is only now, and that too hesitantly, that India is moving to take its rightful place in the community of nations of the world. What ails India, What its potential is, how magnificent its heritage is how richly endowed it is by both history and nature, are all highlighted in this book. The author brings a razor-sharp mind to bear on the myriad subjects he touches, ranging from the noble constitution of India, the man made malaise seizing India from time to time, eminent personalities, to the daunting task of redesigning India for the 21st century. The convoluted problems that India’s heir to, and confronted with, are analyzed, and unlike most armchair critics and analysts solutions are suggested. Each topics is illuminated with sensitively and sunlight-clear exposition. Public memories are irresponsibly short and selective, and this book, spanning as it does the panorama of the last tumultuous years, becomes essential reading – the history that must be read so that we are not condemned to repeating it. A book for all persons and all seasons indeed.
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Contents
1.    Addresses at Foreign Universities
2.    Prime Ministers
3.    Governors
4.    The Ayodhya Years
5.    From Sterile Socialism to Fruitful
6.    Sharing Thoughts with Shareholders
7.    Taxation
8.    Annual Ritual of Union Budgets
9.    The Age-old Curse of Casteism – The Paramount Constitutional Issue
10.  Other Constitutional Issues
11.  The Law, Judges and Lawyers
12.  Culture and Education
13.  The Great and the Eminent
14.  The Press
15.  Miscellany
16.  Democracy or Boobocracy?
Index
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