The reflections on India, the emerging 21st-century power Tharoor, Shashi 1956- creator text nyu New York Arcade Pub. Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA c2007 2007 1st ed. monographic eng

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xii, 498 p. ; 24 cm. Documents the transformation of India from a largely underdeveloped region into an innovative society, profiling it as one of the world's scientific and technological leaders while providing insight into its political, economic, and cultural climate. The invention of India -- Hinduism and Hindutva : creed and credo -- The politics of identity -- Of secularism and conversions -- On the importance of being Muslim and Indian -- Making Bollywoods India a reality -- Epic interpretations -- Hooray for Bollywood -- Democracy and demockery -- The bond that threatens? -- Crickets true spiritual home -- Good sports, bad sports -- Bad sports, bad sports -- Salad daze -- Wholly holidays -- Memories of a Bombay childhood -- Nothing to laugh about -- The Sari saga -- The challenge of literacy -- Reconstruction Nalanda -- Cops and jobbers -- Becoming bengaloorued -- Indias lost urban heritage -- The legacy of Gandhi and Nehru -- The man who saved India -- The man who stayed behind -- The man who wanted more -- Anchored in himself -- Tea and antipathy -- Smother India -- The spy who came in through the heat -- The genius lost to infinity -- The other Saint Teresa -- A polymaths politics -- Art from the heart -- Carrying his bat -- The dear departed -- Jewish portraits, Indian frames -- Southern comfort -- Gods own country -- Oh, Calcutta! -- Urbs maxima in Indis -- Of cows sacred and profane -- Of vows and vowels -- Indian realities, virtual and spiritual -- The prehistory of Indian science -- The anatomy of civil conflict -- Stephanians in the house -- Ayurveda takes off -- In defense of Delhi -- NRIs - the now required Indians -- Ajanta and Ellora in the monsoon -- The davos economy -- The myth of the Indian middle class -- Connecting to the future -- The strange rise of planet India -- Calls from the center -- Looking to the future with brand IIT -- India and soft power -- The thrilling face of a bold new India -- India, Jones, and the template of dhoom -- Heroines of rural development -- Kerala : open for business -- Shaking hands -- Trade for peace -- The dangers to Indias future -- An a to z of being Indian Shashi Tharoor. Includes index. a-ii--- India Civilization 21st century India Politics and government 21st century India Social conditions 21st century India Economic conditions 21st century India Civilización Siglo 21 India Política y gobierno Siglo 21 India Condiciones económicas Siglo 21 India Condiciones sociales Siglo 21 412 DS 428.2 T367e 2007 954.05/3 Tharoor, Shashi, 1956- New York : Arcade Pub. : Distributed by Hachette Book Group USA, c2007 1st ed. (OCoLC)608323392 9781559708616 1559708611 9781559708630 (pbk.) 1559708638 (pbk.) 9781559708944 (pbk.) 1559708948 (pbk.) 2007022834 DLC 070601 20230410103847.0 50664