India empowered : change agents speak on an idea whose time has come

By:

Gupta Shekhar

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Penguin Viking 2006Description: xx, 379 pages. Hard Bound : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

978-0670999491

Subject(s):

Social policy - India Politics and government Economic history, Policy 21st Century Internal security

DDC classification:

320.954 EXP

Contents:

• Leaders, politicians policy makers • Activists, academics, thinkers • Corporate voices • The arts, sports • Voices from the armed forces

Summary: Empowerment is one of the chief engines driving change in India today. This is illustrated by the remarkable evolution of society from a time when journalism of courage meant exposing a wrong and moving on to the next story without much hope of closure or justice, to the present when an expose can result in other institutions - from the judiciary to civil society organizations - joining in and taking an issue to its logical conclusion. In January 2005, the Indian Express reported that there were no tigers left in Rajasthan's Sariska and Ranthambore sanctuaries. Shortly after this, the prime minister himself stepped in with a plan of action. The newspaper then carried a column between August and December 2005 titled 'India empowered to me is...'. The column saw what is undoubtedly the most impressive array of contributors - India's role models - sharing their thoughts, ideas and opinions on what empowerment meant in diverse situations, and how individuals and institutions can make a difference. India Empowered: Change Agents Speak on an Idea Whose Time Has Come brings together the 126 pieces written for this column run by the Indian Express . The contributors range from a wheelchair-bound former fighter pilot arguing passionately for the disabled to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who recommends a blueprint for strengthening our villages. Leaders from the political, scientific, cultural and other arenas join in the discussion with their suggestions for some achievable and essential national goals.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	320.954 EXP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B2556

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• Leaders, politicians policy makers
• Activists, academics, thinkers
• Corporate voices
• The arts, sports
• Voices from the armed forces

Empowerment is one of the chief engines driving change in India today. This is illustrated by the remarkable evolution of society from a time when journalism of courage meant exposing a wrong and moving on to the next story without much hope of closure or justice, to the present when an expose can result in other institutions - from the judiciary to civil society organizations - joining in and taking an issue to its logical conclusion. In January 2005, the Indian Express reported that there were no tigers left in Rajasthan's Sariska and Ranthambore sanctuaries. Shortly after this, the prime minister himself stepped in with a plan of action. The newspaper then carried a column between August and December 2005 titled 'India empowered to me is...'. The column saw what is undoubtedly the most impressive array of contributors - India's role models - sharing their thoughts, ideas and opinions on what empowerment meant in diverse situations, and how individuals and institutions can make a difference. India Empowered: Change Agents Speak on an Idea Whose Time Has Come brings together the 126 pieces written for this column run by the Indian Express . The contributors range from a wheelchair-bound former fighter pilot arguing passionately for the disabled to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who recommends a blueprint for strengthening our villages. Leaders from the political, scientific, cultural and other arenas join in the discussion with their suggestions for some achievable and essential national goals.

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