"India's southern states have diverged to an impossible extent compared to the rest of the country. The problem in health, for example, is that the union government wants to centralise much of its policy but it has within its borders one state which is like sub-Saharan Africa - MP's Infant mortality rate is comparable to Afghanistan's; and another that's like the United States - Kerala's IMR is comparable to the US. No reasonable person would argue for a single health policy for the US and Afghanistan. It is absurd, but more importantly, it is mathematically impossible to arrive at a single policy. And this is true for education, economy and population as well" - Nilakantan RS, author, 'South vs North; India's Great Divide' talks to Manjula Narayan on the Books & Authors podcast.
The author talks about the dynamic empresses, queens and begums of the Mughal Empire, who are the subject of her eminently readable new book. Read more
The author talks about the dynamic empresses, queens and begums of the Mughal Empire, who are the subject of her eminently readable new book. Read more
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