India unbound
(Book)

Introduction: The wise elephant.

pt. 1. Our spring of hope (1942-65) Ranting in English, chanting in Sanskrit ; Smells of the bazaar ; The train to nowhere ; Blind then, blind now ; If we were once rich, why are we now poor? ; The paper route ; Capitalism for the rich, socialism for the poor.

pt. 2. The lost generation (1966-91) Bazaar power ; Lerma Rojo and Taichung native no. 1 ; Caste ; Multiplying by zero ; Merchants of Marwar ; Dreams in Kabutarkhana ; Licensing blues.

pt. 3. The rebirth of dreams (1991-99) The golden summer of 1991 ; A million reformers ; New money ; Old money ; The rise and rise of a middle class ; Modern vs. Western ; Democracy first, capitalism afterwards ; Knowledge is wealth ; A new country.