BluOne Ink India Reborn: The Epic Story of a Civilization's Rebound from Two Centuries of Decline by Prasenjit K. Basu

BluOne Ink India Reborn: The Epic Story of a Civilization's Rebound from Two Centuries of Decline by Prasenjit K. Basu

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India Reborn is a global history of the precipitous relative economic decline between 1757 and 1990 of the world's oldest surviving civilization, the rejuvenation that began under Rao, and how Modi's moral regeneration can restore India’s civilizational state to its rightful place as the world's most consequential political economy. It demonstrates that the revolutionary freedom struggle was more crucial than its nonviolent strand in obliging Britain to surrender its empire, revealing how the loot from India financed Britain's industrialization, the Iran-Iraq logic of why India was partitioned, and the socioeconomic repercussions of Anglophilia on today's India. Gandhi's better-known nonviolent mobilization was repeatedly crushed. But 1858's independence war ended Company rule, 1905-11 obliged the rescinding of Bengal's partition, 1919 brought the Rowlatt Act betraying Montague's 1917 promise of self-determination, and the INA-inspired military mutinies of 1946 obliged the end of Britain's empire. India did too little to change the economic status quo between 1947 and 1990, or to build on India's strategic heritage. Outsiders to the Anglicized elite (Shastri, Vajpayee, Rao, Modi) led democratizing economic reforms and gave strategy a spine. Modi's vast expansion of sanitation and financial inclusion advanced that transformation, but implementing labour market reform is vital to completing it, thereby ushering in Japan/Taiwan/RoK-style inclusive prosperity. Endorsements: "The rise of India as a civilisation and global power after centuries of decline is one of the most consequential events of the 2lst century. In this very readable book, Prasenjit Basu explores the many twists and turns that explain India's decline and then her recent renaissance?” Sanjeev Sanyal Bestselling writer and internationally acclaimed economist “India Reborn is a masterful global history.... The book brilliantly reveals how revolutionary freedom struggles—more crucial than nonviolence-forced Britain's retreat. This inspiring work is a must-read for academics and laymen alike.” Anand Ranganathan Author and scientist “India Reborn ... melds the analytical insights of an economist with his passion for history. This is a thought-provoking book that provides a grand sweep of history to inform the ongoing transformation of Bharat, that is India” Gautam Chikermane Vice president, Observer Research Foundation “A lively, provocative book. It will fascinate you even if you don't always agree.” Gurcharan Das Public intellectual and author of India Unbound “In India Reborn, Prasenjit... provides policy directions for the unfinished agenda of bold reforms in agriculture and labour, and the need for investments in innovation in semiconductors and manufacturing?” Roopen Roy Former CEO of Deloitte Consulting, India “This book offers invaluable lessons for all of us as we become a global power reborn after our independence. A must-read for all.” T.V. Mohandas Pai Chairman, Aarin Capital Partner

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