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by Akash Kapur (Author)
A New Republic Editors' and Writers' Pick 2012
A New Yorker Contributors' Pick 2012
A Newsweek "Must Read on Modern India"
As Akash and his wife struggle to find the right balance between growth and modernity and the simplicity and purity they had known from the Indian countryside a decade ago, they ultimately find a country that "has begun to dream." But also one that may be moving away too quickly from the valuable ways in which it is different.
Author Biography
Akash Kapur is the former writer of the "Letter from India" column for the International Herald Tribune, which has been picked up in the Week in Review section of The New York Times on occasion. He has also written for The Atlantic, The Economist, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Book Review. He holds a BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, and a doctorate in Law from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He consults on development and media law for a number of organizations, including the United Nations. He lives outside Pondicherry in Southern India.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: March 05, 2013
