As the world gets radically upended, India’s development odyssey is at a critical juncture. A Sixth of Humanity is an attempt to trace how one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world, uniquely and daringly, attempted four concurrent transformations—building a state, creating an economy, changing society, and forging a sense of nationhood—under conditions of universal suffrage.
Jointly written by Devesh Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, this book encompasses perspectives that span disciplines, experiences, and geographies. Rigorously researched, carefully argued, and lucidly written, this is the definitive history of India’s development.
The conversation will feature the authors in dialogue with Aromar Revi, Vice-Chancellor, IIHS University.
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