{"product_id":"the-elephant-paradigm-india-wrestles-with-change","title":"The Elephant Paradigm - India Wrestles with Change","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Gurcharan Das\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 301\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 014302910X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrisp, insightful and witty, these essays capture both the disappointments and the joys that resulted from the 90s revolution and serve as an essential guide to the new India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change is, quite simply, about an ancient civilization's reawakening to the spirit-and potential -of its youth. Following up on the success of India unbound, which examined the process of India's transformation in the 1990s from a closed to an open economy, The Elephant Paradigm ranges over a vast area-covering subjects as varied as panchayati raj, national competitiveness, and the sacred and philosophical concerns of the average Indian consequent to India's entry into what the author calls the age of liberation. While India may never roar ahead like the Asian tigers, Das argues, it will advance like a wise elephant, moving steadily and surely, pausing occasionally to reflect on its past and to enjoy the journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGurcharan Das employs the essay form to sew together varied facets of this remarkable transition. Divided into three sections, the book first establishes a context for the changes that have occurred, and then assesses how we have changed - or not changed - in our public and private lives. As he sweeps over the major political, social and economic developments, he does not forget to examine the individual beliefs and aspirations that underpin the process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR COMPANION VOLUME:  INDIA UNBOUND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a wonderful book-a great mixture of memoir, economic analysis, social investigation, political scrutiny and managerial outlook being thrown into the understanding of India.\u003cbr\u003e- Amartya Sen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndia Unbound is bound to become an essential component of the reading list for anyone interested in the contemporary Indian economy.\u003cbr\u003e- The Hindu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething tremendous is happening in India, and Das, with his keen eye and often elegant prose, has his finger firmly of the pulse of the transformation.\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: THE TEMPER OF OUR TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Liberating Nineties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding Our Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is Wrong with Our Temper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO: PRIVATE SPACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaptops and Meditation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Sentimental Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlaying to Win\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eART THREE: PUBLIC SPACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearning to Live, Living to Learn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ambiguous Village\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Reform or Not to Reform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Slows Us Down?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking the Nation Competitive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Gurcharan Das \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153738297712,"sku":"7654","price":25.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7654.jpg?v=1793913417","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/the-elephant-paradigm-india-wrestles-with-change","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}