{"product_id":"india-unbound-1","title":"India unbound by Gurcharan Das","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"226\" data-start=\"138\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"226\" data-start=\"143\"\u003eBook Summary – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"228\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"243\" data-start=\"228\"\u003eIndia Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e traces India's economic and social transformation from around 1942 to the cusp of the 21st century. Das divides the narrative into three compelling phases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"401\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"683\" data-start=\"401\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"683\" data-start=\"403\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"438\" data-start=\"403\"\u003eThe Spring of Hope (1942–1965):\u003c\/strong\u003e India’s early years after independence, characterized by a mixed economy and state-led development under Nehru. While rooted in idealism, Das portrays these policies as leading India toward sluggish growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"687\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"689\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"725\" data-start=\"689\"\u003eThe Lost Generation (1966–1991):\u003c\/strong\u003e Marked by the failures of License Raj—a rigid bureaucracy that stifled industry and entrepreneurship. Das recounts his own frustrations as a business executive navigating this stifling environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"963\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1251\" data-start=\"965\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1003\" data-start=\"965\"\u003eThe Rebirth of Dreams (1991–1999):\u003c\/strong\u003e With 1991 economic liberalization, India opened up, unleashing growth in IT and agriculture. Das paints a vivid portrait of surging middle-class ambition and a techno-optimistic India moving toward prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1769\" data-start=\"1253\"\u003eThroughout, Das weaves personal anecdotes, memoir, economic insight, and stories of entrepreneurs—offering both critique of the past and hope for the future. He envisions an “India where teenage tea‑shop assistants work to save money for computer lessons” and foresees India becoming the third-largest economy behind the US and China. Reviewers call it “a quiet earthquake” that brings alive the drama of India's silent economic revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1817\" data-start=\"1776\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1817\" data-start=\"1781\"\u003eAbout the Author – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2418\" data-start=\"1819\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGurcharan Das\u003c\/strong\u003e (b. 1943) is a prominent Indian author, columnist, and public intellectual. Born in pre-partition India, he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Harvard University and later served as CEO of Procter \u0026amp; Gamble India. In 1995, he left corporate life to pursue full-time writing. \u003cem data-end=\"2134\" data-start=\"2119\"\u003eIndia Unbound\u003c\/em\u003e—the first volume in a thematic trilogy on artha (material well-being)—established his reputation as a thoughtful interpreter of modern India. Its successors explore dharma (\u003cem data-end=\"2338\" data-start=\"2308\"\u003eThe Difficulty of Being Good\u003c\/em\u003e) and kama (\u003cem data-end=\"2378\" data-start=\"2350\"\u003eKama: The Riddle of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2734\" data-start=\"2420\"\u003eDas also contributes widely to Indian and international media and serves as general editor of \u003cem data-end=\"2544\" data-start=\"2514\"\u003eThe Story of Indian Business\u003c\/em\u003e series. His writing is both analytical and literary—bringing precision, clarity, and engaging storytelling to topics of economics, ethics, and culture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":43882239262977,"sku":"2ODVXOOW1-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/7799.jpg?v=1642748053","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/india-unbound-1","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}