The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline [Hardcover]

Sanjeev Sanyal (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9812818774 | ISBN-13: 978-9812818775 | Publication Date: August 31, 2008

India's recent economic performance has been attracting world attention, but the phenomenon needs to be appreciated in the larger context of its long history. After a thousand years of decline, India is re-awakening not just as an economy, but as a civilization. The country now has a genuine opportunity to re-establish itself as a major global power. Since the beginning of its journey of economic progress in the 19th century, India has been passing through difficult phases.From times when there seemed to be no road ahead during the decades of socialism, to the pain of restructuring in the 1990s, India has seen it all. Economic and social forces such as demographic shifts and rising literacy levels are promising India's transformation beyond recognition. A significant change has been in terms of broader thinking and attitude towards innovation and risk. This book showcases India's journey towards the present historic juncture, its challenges ahead and its prospects for a better tomorrow, from the perspective of the new generation of Indians.

Editorial Reviews

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Absolutely superb -- thoughtful, well-researched, and full of insight ... --Shashi Tharoor

Absolutely superb -- thoughtful, well-researched, and full of insight. --Shashi Tharoor

Mr Sanyal's arguments and opinions are worthy for any serious journalist or policy maker to consider. His writing is clear, and often even takes a personal note, where the writer alternatively laments and enjoys his own negative and positive experiences growing up in India ... he introduces to us a novel approach to thinking about India, one that is sure to be taken up by other writers in the future. --Far Eastern Economic Review

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Sanjeev Sanyal combines good storytelling and a keen sense of history with an economist's analytical rigour.

Sanjeev Sanyal combines good storytelling and a keen sense of history with an economist's analytical rigou.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc (August 31, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812818774
• ISBN-13: 978-9812818775
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,781,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)