One of the most interesting and controversial books on India going to come out in the near future, partly a compilation, written in two minimalist and aporia ridden enjoyably populist styles, will be the one by me and Dr Bina Biswas called Wake Up, India: Essays for our Times that is soon going to be published by YsBooks Intl /Mahip Chadha
The contents list below will give you an idea why!
Contents
Auuthor’s Preface by Koshy A.V.
Acknowledgements
PART ONE
The Road to Shangri La
by Koshy A.V.
The Road to Shangri La
by Koshy A.V.
Chapter 1: A Few Thoughts on Reservation.
Chapter 2: Ideology -1
Chapter 3: Ideology -2
Chapter 4: Ideology -3
Chapter 5: Poverty and Class - 1
Chapter 6: Poverty and Class - 2
Chapter 7: Population and Land - 1
Chapter 8: Population and Land - 2
Chapter 9: A Bridge Piece
Chapter 10: Politics and the Populace -1
Chapter 11: Politics and the Populace -2
Chapter 12: Was Gandhi a Mahatma? The heads side of the coin.
Chapter 13: Was Gandhi a Mahatma? The tails side of the coin.
Chapter 14: Corruption, Common Sense and the Common Man – 1
Chapter 15: Corruption, Common Sense and the Common Man - 2
Chapter 16: Debt, the Common Man, Black Money and White Money.
Chapter 17: More Horrors and Grand Narratives.
Chapter 18: Return to Analysis.
Chapter 19: Inflation.
Chapter 20: The Specially Gifted and Shangri La.
Chapter 21: Shangri La – The Dream of the First Autism Village in India.
Chapter 22: A BRIDGE TO PART TWO: LIVING MODERNITY
Chapter 2: Ideology -1
Chapter 3: Ideology -2
Chapter 4: Ideology -3
Chapter 5: Poverty and Class - 1
Chapter 6: Poverty and Class - 2
Chapter 7: Population and Land - 1
Chapter 8: Population and Land - 2
Chapter 9: A Bridge Piece
Chapter 10: Politics and the Populace -1
Chapter 11: Politics and the Populace -2
Chapter 12: Was Gandhi a Mahatma? The heads side of the coin.
Chapter 13: Was Gandhi a Mahatma? The tails side of the coin.
Chapter 14: Corruption, Common Sense and the Common Man – 1
Chapter 15: Corruption, Common Sense and the Common Man - 2
Chapter 16: Debt, the Common Man, Black Money and White Money.
Chapter 17: More Horrors and Grand Narratives.
Chapter 18: Return to Analysis.
Chapter 19: Inflation.
Chapter 20: The Specially Gifted and Shangri La.
Chapter 21: Shangri La – The Dream of the First Autism Village in India.
Chapter 22: A BRIDGE TO PART TWO: LIVING MODERNITY
PART TWO
Corrective Seeds
by Bina Biswas/Koshy A.V.
Corrective Seeds
by Bina Biswas/Koshy A.V.
Chapter 23 : The Irom Lady
Chapter 24: ‘Freedom from fear’ Aung San Suu Kyi’s story
Chapter 25 The Maker of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Chapter 26 Is Arvind Kejriwal an Aam Aadmi?
Chapter 29 FDI
Chapter 28 The First War of Indian Independence 1857 – The Lesson To Be Learnt
Chapter 29 Bio –diversity : A New Challenge For The Youth
Chapter 30 E-waste and the Question of Livelihood in the Third World
Chapter 31 “Look at the Darkness, giving birth to the Sun” - Gujarat.
Chapter 32 Is HONESTY a far cry in today’s world?
Chapter 33 Tagore – The Poet Educator
Chapter 34 The Desolate Indian Youth - A Story of Expunction
Chapter 35 The Youth of India and Their Future
Chapter 24: ‘Freedom from fear’ Aung San Suu Kyi’s story
Chapter 25 The Maker of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Chapter 26 Is Arvind Kejriwal an Aam Aadmi?
Chapter 29 FDI
Chapter 28 The First War of Indian Independence 1857 – The Lesson To Be Learnt
Chapter 29 Bio –diversity : A New Challenge For The Youth
Chapter 30 E-waste and the Question of Livelihood in the Third World
Chapter 31 “Look at the Darkness, giving birth to the Sun” - Gujarat.
Chapter 32 Is HONESTY a far cry in today’s world?
Chapter 33 Tagore – The Poet Educator
Chapter 34 The Desolate Indian Youth - A Story of Expunction
Chapter 35 The Youth of India and Their Future
Addendum:
Chapter 36. On post-colonialisms by a non- post colonial by Koshy A.V.
Chapter 36. On post-colonialisms by a non- post colonial by Koshy A.V.
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