Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
Indian software entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani has written the definitive book about modern India. Nilekani gives us a fascinating new perspective for the twenty-first century, defying received and imported wisdom, and showing us what is really at stake in the world's largest democracy. He reveals why India's huge population has now become her greatest strength; how information technology is bringing the benefits of globalization; why rapid urbanization is transforming social and political life; and how we can learn from India's difficult journey towards a single internal market.He also gets to the heart of debates about labour reform, the social security system, higher education and the role of the state. And he asks the key questions of the future: How will India as a global power avoid the mistakes of earlier development models? Will further access to the open market continue to stimulate such extraordinary growth? And how will all this affect - and be shaped by - her young people.
Born in Bangalore, Nandan Nilekani is an Indian software entrepreneur and Co-Chairman of Infosys Technologies the company he co-founded. In 2004, Nilekani was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian decoration, as recognition for his distinguished service to the nation. In 2006, he became one of the youngest entrepreneurs to join the World Economic Forum Board. He has received international accolade for his work in the business community, most recently in Thomas Friedman's bestseller The World is Flat. He was named one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World' by TIME magazine in 2006 and Forbes' 'Business Leader of the Year' in the same year. This is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846141225 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846141222 |
| Title | Imagining India |
| Author | Nandan Nilekani |
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| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Winner of Indiaplaza Golden Quill Readers' Choice Award for Non-Fiction 2009, Short-listed for Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2009 |
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