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The poor state of the Indian state


The poor state of the Indian state
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February 18, 2021 01:40 IST
The pandemic has revealed its chronic inability and systemic weakness to take care of the poorest citizens
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The pandemic has revealed its chronic inability and systemic weakness to take care of the poorest citizens
Two new books reveal stark weaknesses of the Indian state in serving India’s poorer citizens. The first,
Locking Down the Poor: The Pandemic and India’s Moral Centre by Harsh Mander, records the plight of millions who lost incomes and shelter, and food and medical care too, in a harsh lockdown to create a sanitised cordon for better-off Indians during the pandemic. “Every system is perfectly designed to produce the results it is presently producing”, said Donella Meadows, a doyen of systems thinking. The second, ....

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Books of the week: From Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Last Queen to Ashish Khetan's Undercover, our picks


HarperCollins India | Rs 599 | 372 pages
Bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s latest novel tells the story of Rani Jindan, the daughter of the royal kennel keeper who went on to become Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s favourite queen. She soon became regent, protecting her six-year-old son’s heritage, fighting the British to keep them from annexing Punjab, and stepping out of the zenana to conduct state business. She was later imprisoned and exiled, but that still didn’t crush her will.
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People on our Roof
Niyogi Books | Rs 450 | 228 pages
Author and poet Shefali Tripathi Mehta’s novel follows Naina, who lives in a south Delhi colony bungalow with her mother, sister, and the stigma of madness running in their family. As memories surface, she sets out in search of the truth behind her father’s disappearance, and soon the past starts unravelling. ....

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