First draft (Record no. 231624)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789380283760 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 070.92 |
| Item number | VERF |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Verghese B G |
| 9 (RLIN) | 178090 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | First draft |
| Remainder of title | : witness to the making of modern India |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Tranquebar |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv,573p. |
| Other physical details | HB |
| Dimensions | 24.5x16.5cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Source of price type code | General |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | He was privileged to watch the creation of modern India from a ringside seat as a political and development correspondent, editor and columnist in the country s leading newspapers and journals. In between he had two stints in Government and was a member of committees and commissions that inquired into a number of seminal issues. The narrative of family and youth tell us something of the India that was. Thereafter, his worm s eye view takes us through the unpacking of the Constitution through legislation and planning, the efforts to build socialism under a permit-licence raj and control of the commanding heights of the economy, the end of single-party Congress dominance leading to a new coalition era with the rise of subaltern classes, the transition from famine to green revolution, the reform era and the unshackling of the economy to usher in a new growth path and an Emerging and Incredible India, both shining and, alas, still grievously suffering. Statesmen, heroes, villains and upstarts walk through the pages. There is the story of non-alignment and security concerns, of war and peace, the reshaping of foreign relations and security parameters and efforts at domestic reconciliation in J&K, the North-east and, now, coping with the discontents and inequities that have led to Maoism.Verghese spent five years outside the mainstream with the Gandhi Peace Foundation of experience how the other half lives.His is not an armchair view but a truly hands-on-story. He believes that a n inclusive social base of Fraternity and equal opportunity holds the key to winning the future. Though not a history of India as such, the sweep of this volume, written with zest and humour, fills a gap in India's post-Independence history. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Source of heading or term | Biographies |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Journalism |
| 9 (RLIN) | 178091 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | MAJMC | St Aloysius PG Library | St Aloysius PG Library | 07/23/2024 | 070.92 VERF | PG024736 | 08/28/2024 | 08/28/2024 | Donated Books |
