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“aakar patel”

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  • Price of the Modi Years

    by Aakar Patel ...
    Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks to explain the data and facts on India's performance under Narendra Modi.Modi's predecessor, Manmohan Singh, had once said that Modi would be a disaster as prime minister. This book shows how. It concedes Modi's popularity; this is an accounting of ... Read more

    $5.29 USD

  • Our Hindu Rashtra

    What It Is. How We Got Here

    by Aakar Patel ...
    India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers? This country has long been an outlier in its South Asian neighbourhood, with its inclusive Constitution and functioning democracy. The growth of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Our Hindu Rashtra

    What It Is. How We Got Here

    by Aakar Patel ...
    India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers?This country has long been an outlier in its South Asian neighbourhood, with its inclusive Constitution and functioning democracy. The growth of ... Read more

    $4.19 USD

  • Why I Write

    Essays by Saadat Hasan Manto (Includes two new essays)

    by Aakar Patel ...
    One of the greatest raconteurs of 20th century, Saadat Hasan Manto declared that he was forced to write when his wife routinely demanded that he put bread on the table for the family. He didn't attribute any genius to his skills as a writer and convinced his readers that the stories flowed even as he minded his daughters or tossed a salad. Equally, Manto treated his tryst with Bollywood with ... Read more

    $3.35 USD

  • After Messiah

    by Aakar Patel ...
    'Everyone bowed to the Big Man. He was glorified, deified even, with temples raised to him, as the embodiment of the nation.' Now the Big Man is gone, with nobody named as his successor. Into this void is pushed Mira, who is reluctant at first but increasingly interested in the position she finds herself in. Will she use her authority to further her agenda, or will she hold on to her principles? ... Read more

    $3.35 USD

  • The Anarchist Cookbook

    by Aakar Patel, Pen Pencil Draw ...
    We live in times when large numbers of people are participating in democracy in deeper and more meaningful ways. From India to the United States to Hong Kong, democratic societies have seen movements that have brought about change. They have one thing in common: large scale participation by civil society and individuals and the absence of organized political parties.How can individuals make their ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    After Messiah

    What Comes When a Great Leader Goes

    by Aakar Patel ...
    Narrated by Aakar Patel ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 9 min

    But the most important situations we face as adults were never discussed with us when we were students. We weren't taught these skills in school, and this makes all the success stories we hear about seem out of reach; it makes us feel dumb. We aren't dumb, we just don't know how to work the system. ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Our Hindu Rashtra

    by Aakar Patel ...
    Narrated by Aakar Patel ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 25 min

    India has taken so sharp a turn in recent years that the very centre has shifted considerably. What led to this swing? Is it possible to trace the path to this point? Is there a way back to the just, secular, inclusive vision of our Constitution-makers?This country has long been an outlier in its South Asian neighbourhood, with its inclusive Constitution and functioning democracy. The growth of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Translated by Cynthia Schoch ...
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  • India Is Broken

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  • The Fall and Rise of Telangana

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  • The Rise of Arvind Kejriwal

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