Just
as I had finished reading “The World is Flat” I was wondering
whether I could keep up the momentum; as in follow it with a book..
similar in terms of impact and theme. Luckily participating in
Stratagem (a biz plan event) in my college fest along with three of
my good friends (Ashish, Atul and Rohit) paved the way for another
interesting reading assignment. Finishing amongst the finalists
ensured a gift voucher from Flipkart. After much deliberations I
decided to go for “India After Gandhi” by Ramachandra Guha.
The
idea behind going for this was that this book acts as a bridge
between the school level history books and Thomas Friedman's “The
World is Flat”. The school curriculum gave a good insight into the
Indian socio-environment before Independence and Friedman very well
points out how globalization has benefitted India and made it a fast
growing robust economy. While this one talks in minute detail about
the change India has undergone through after Independence which I
find very appealing. Its something very different which we have been
accustomed to - reading about India pre-Independence.
So,
I am waiting for some free time after the semester (although its
unlikely) but still I hope it would be yet another good reading
experience.
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