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Edited by Makhan Singh, Steven McCabe and Beverley Nielsen
Following India’s birth as an independent nation, when the country experienced the trauma of the largest migration of human beings in history resulting in up to two million deaths, the country’s leaders were faced with an immense challenge.
In the 75 years since independence on 15th August 1947, India has remained sovereign, democratic, free and diverse, making phenomenal progress in developing a thriving country in which citizens and its diaspora derive pride and continuing inspiration.
This book presents a wide range of accounts, primarily written by academics from the UK and India, giving personal insights into the economic, social, cultural and technological progress in India since independence. This includes business and innovation, automotive, health and midwifery, culture, fashion, music and cinema, farming, railways, economics and the technological revolution, space industry, Indian Muslims, and perspectives on the future.
