Hari T. N. - Cutting the gordian knot: Indias quest for prosperity

Cutting the Gordian Knot

Cutting
the
Gordian
Knot

Indias Quest for Prosperity

T. N. Hari and Hari Menon

A remarkable book to guide the future of India! The concerns are about job creation, skill development, educational reform, and last but not the least, impact of technology. Based on rich experiences, these articles explore new ways of approaching and addressing the conventional problems. The context has changed, so has the text. It offers thoughtful answers to many issues and challenges that confront us in our quest for growth.

C. Rangarajan, Former Chairman Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, and Former Governor Reserve Bank of India

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The book deals with Indias quest for prosperity through job creation. The authors have chosen to address an extremely complex problem and have done it well. The underlying pieces have been demystified and explained very lucidly. By leveraging the expertise of people who have worked in the trenches, the authors have been able to provide insights and recommendations that are real and practical. A good read for anyone interested in India.

K.P. Krishnan, Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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The problem of job creation is a complex one. The authors have been able to explain the different pieces of a relatively complex topic in a simple language free of jargon. The book offers some interesting insights. Anyone who is keen to understand the different facets of Indias journey in its quest for prosperity must read this book

R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director GCMMF (Amul)

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We are living in truly interesting times. The rate of change, both technologically and sociologically, has never been as high as it is today. Indias youth bulge makes it one of the youngest nations in the world. A youthful demographic profile is a necessary but not sufficient condition for economic growth. It needs to be harnessed well. Some miscalculations and wrong moves could very easily transform a demographic dividend to a recipe for mass discontent. The authors have addressed the different pieces of this problem in a simple and uncomplicated way. I would strongly recommend everyone to read this book.

K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), Minister for Information Technology, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (Government of Telangana)

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Here is a formidable book that addresses a very important topic. The authors have brought their incredible perceptive powers, and leveraged the experiences of some truly amazing individuals who have worked in the trenches, to document an insightful book. Every Indian needs to read this book. For sure, a book to look forward to for the Achhe Din.

Shradha Sharma, Founder and CEO of YourStory

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For India to find its True North, go WEST is the prescription laid out eloquently by the Hari(s)! T-he book is engaging and inspiring! It tugs at ones patriotic streak and stirs the reader to jump in headlong into action to build the India of our dreams! Focusing on the critical theme of job creation, the book effectively brings out the key distinction as well as the bridge between education and skilling, betting big on bite-sized education that imparts employability. A passionate plea by the authors to all players who can and are willing to act NOW!

Shyam Srinivasan, MD and CEO Federal Bank

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An optimistic, solution oriented, and very readable set of perspectives on Indias job challenge. It offers an excellent introduction to anyone interested in this issue, which should be everyone.

Ravi Venkatesan, Founder Social Venture Partners, Chairman Bank of Baroda, and Former Chairman Infosys

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This is a book that brings an important and serious topic to life by simplifying the underlying ideas. It has insights that are interesting and suggestions for the development sphere that will interest both policy makers and lay readers interested in Indias future. It is a welcome and timely book that will surely demand attention.

Subhash Chandra, Additional Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Defence

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The authors shed their ample academic baggage to get down to the trenches of Bharat and address the impending demographic disaster. More than unemployment, it is large-scale underemployment that threatens to shatter the much-touted dividend of millions entering the employment market. The problem may well be the jaded teaching methods that result in most of the 1012 million youth entering the workforce every year needing serious skill intervention. The need of the hour is to match skill creation with job creation. Each of their suggestions is vital to halt the fast-eroding prospects of our youth.

Brian Carvalho, Editor Forbes India

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India will fulfill its tryst with destiny when all Indians, whether living in Bharat or in India, and whatever their histories their religions or castes, and wherever they live in rural or urban areas, can sustainably earn adequate incomes through dignified work and enterprise. India has a long way to go, and global disruptions due to rapidly changing technologies are creating hazards on the way. New ways will have to be found, and dominant narratives will have to be challenged. Since the future is becoming harder to predict, and good data to make analyses is not available, economists are struggling to recommend solutions. This book is very timely. It brings insights from people working on the ground, who are finding new solutions to cut the Gordian knot. They challenge dominant narratives (about the roles of labour regulation, higher education, and large investments, for example) as ingredients in the ecosystem to enable India (and Bharat) to generate more inclusive growth. This book by real people in real places doing real things is a good provocation for fresh thinking and new strategies.

Arun Maira, Former Member Planning Commission, Former Chairman Boston Consulting Group, India

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