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Indian Instincts

Indian Instincts

Essays on Freedom and Equality in India

Miniya Chatterji
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From tracing the possible first arrival of man in India to writing about love, sex, money, parenting and values in Indian society and discussing nationalism, religion and democracy, Miniya Chatterji presents an accessible yet brilliant intellectual treatise about issues that affect Indians the most. Indian Instincts is a seminal and deeply philosophical work, presented tactfully with entertaining and memorable instances. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to know what makes an Indian. The vivid and insightful examples make us reflect: Are we willingly entrapped in the institutions of our own making? Have these institutions-the government, corporations, religion-become sources of the problem in India, increasing economic inequality?

This book, a collection of fifteen powerful essays that argue for greater equality and opportunity in contemporary India, holds up a mirror to what we Indians have become.

Imprint: Vintage Books

Published: Jan/2022

ISBN: 9780143456506

Length : 344 Pages

MRP : ₹399.00

Indian Instincts

Essays on Freedom and Equality in India

Miniya Chatterji

From tracing the possible first arrival of man in India to writing about love, sex, money, parenting and values in Indian society and discussing nationalism, religion and democracy, Miniya Chatterji presents an accessible yet brilliant intellectual treatise about issues that affect Indians the most. Indian Instincts is a seminal and deeply philosophical work, presented tactfully with entertaining and memorable instances. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to know what makes an Indian. The vivid and insightful examples make us reflect: Are we willingly entrapped in the institutions of our own making? Have these institutions-the government, corporations, religion-become sources of the problem in India, increasing economic inequality?

This book, a collection of fifteen powerful essays that argue for greater equality and opportunity in contemporary India, holds up a mirror to what we Indians have become.

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Paperback / Hardback

Miniya Chatterji

Miniya Chatterji is an author and businesswoman. She is CEO of Sustain Labs. Miniya was chief sustainability officer of Jindal Steel & Power and prior to that she was in the senior management of the World Economic Forum in Geneva. Before that, Miniya managed a hedge fund in Paris for a few years. She started as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in London. Earlier, Miniya worked as policy analyst and occasional speech writer in the office of Jacques Chirac, President of France. Miniya has a PhD from Sciences-Po Paris, a university where she is now adjunct professor. She was a research fellow at Columbia University and Harvard University. She is also a Global Leadership Fellow alumna of the World Economic Forum.

Indian Instincts by Miniya Chatterji – An Excerpt

Miniya Chatterji is a prominent intellectual and speaker, writer and businesswoman. She is the CEO of Sustain Labs Paris. She has also worked at the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Goldman Sachs in London and in the office of the President of France in Paris. Her book, Indian Instincts: Essays on Freedom and Equality in […]

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