The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone: Reflections on India – the Emerging 21st-Century Power

Author: Shashi Tharoor
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Publication Date: 2008-10-15

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The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone: Reflections on India – the Emerging 21st-Century Power

Interest in India has never been greater. Here Shashi Tharoor, one of the subcontinents most respected writers and diplomats, offers precious insights into this complex, multifaceted land, which despite its dazzling diversity of languages, customs, and cultures remainsmore than 60 years after its foundingthe worlds largest democracy. He describes the vast changes that have transformed this once sleeping giant into a world leader in science and technology, a nation once poverty-stricken that now boasts a middle class of over 300 million peopleas large as the entire population of the United States! Artfully combining hard facts and statistics with opinion and observation, Tharoor discusses the strengths and weaknesses of his rapidly evolving homeland in five areaspolitics, economics, culture, society, and sportsand takes a fresh look at the worlds second most populous country.

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