Accidental India

by Shankkar Aiyar

For the people, change is usually a good thing; for the country’s rulers, change is often a threat.

on change

India is often described as a democracy of the poor in which governments voted in by the silent majority work for the vocal minority.

on democracy

The number of cassettes that a small-scale unit could produce was capped at 20,000 a year while the machine actually produced 20,000 in a week.

problem of state policy