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The Elephant Paradigm
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The Elephant Paradigm

By: Gurcharan Das

The Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change The Elephant Paradigm: India Wrestles with Change is, quitesimply, about an ancient civilization?s reawakening to thespirit?and potential?of its youth. Following up on the success ofIndia Unbound, which took up the process of India?s transformationin the 1990s from a closed to an open economy, The ElephantParadigm ranges over a vast area?covering subjects as varied aspanchayati raj, national competitiveness, and the sacred andphilosophical concer...ns of the average Indian consequent to India?sentry into what the author calls the ?age of liberation?. WhileIndia may never roar ahead like the Asian tigers, Das argues, itwill advance like a wise elephant, moving steadily and surely,pausing occasionally to reflect on its past and to enjoy thejourney. Gurcharan Das employs the essay form to sew together variedfacets of this remarkable transition. Divided into three sections,the book first establishes a context for the changes that haveoccurred, and then assesses how we have changed?or not changed?inour public and private lives. As he sweeps over the majorpolitical, social and economic developments, he does not forget toexamine the individual beliefs and aspirations that underpin theprocess. Crisp, insightful and witty, these essays capture both thedisappointments and the joys that resulted from the ?90s revolutionand serve as an essential guide to the new India.

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