Devesh Kapur & I are pleased that, after 4-5 years of researching & writing & decades of reflection, our @HarperCollinsIN book on 75 years of Indian development (A SIXTH OF HUMANITY) will be out in October Announcement: https://t.co/Z6fRQLLsUU Pre-order: https://t.co/3wpPNNAxp1

ICYMI, Devesh Kapur & @arvindsubraman joined me on #GrandTamasha this week to discuss their comprehensive look at India's political economy post-1947, "A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey." Watch: https://t.co/XhQAKqfMMI Listen: https://t.co/ySUNkt23aD

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Join us at The Bookhive, Church Street, Bengaluru, on Monday, 27th October 2025 at 12:30 PM, to meet Devesh Kapur & @arvindsubraman and get your signed copy of A Sixth of Humanity! 🇮🇳 Can’t make it? Just DM us your name, and we’ll get a signed copy reserved for you!

This week's pick of interesting reads on @htTweets includes books by @sheila_chaman and Devesh Kapur+ @arvindsubraman

In case you are in Delhi today.

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Meet and interact with the authors of A Sixth Of Humanity, Devesh Kapur and @arvindsubraman and get your copy of their book personally signed in your name! Monday 27th October, 1pm at Bookworm.

Watch authors Devesh Kapur and @arvindsubraman in conversation with @SharadRaghavan on @the_hindu as they discuss their remarkable new book, A Sixth of Humanity, exploring India’s development model—a unique blend of democracy, socialism, and liberalisation. Watch now:

It's a mighty book. It's been a week of relearning for me. A Sixth Of Humanity - Devesh Kapur, @arvindsubraman Will share highlights of the discussion soon.

India has achieved several concurrent, large-scale transformations in multiple areas over the past few decades. @arvindsubraman unpacked on this week’s Grand Tamasha, with Devesh Kapur and @MilanV. Watch their full conversation here: https://t.co/x3m6d5pllw

New #GrandTamasha: On their book launch day, I am delighted to sit down with Devesh Kapur & @arvindsubraman to discuss their landmark magnum opus, "A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey." Video: https://t.co/XhQAKqfMMI Podcast: https://t.co/ySUNkt23aD

On this week's #GrandTamasha, I sit down with Devesh Kapur & @arvindsubraman to discuss their new book on India's political economy post-1947. In this clip, I ask them about the growing divergence in states' economic fortunes. Here is their response: https://t.co/ySUNkt23aD

China’s rising trade surplus is once again causing unease in the West. But the real casualties will be in developing countries, where hundreds of millions still depend on manufacturing for jobs and upward mobility, @shoumitro_c and @arvindsubraman warn.

Four noteworthy points from this podcast (per the transcript): 1 -- “one of the big themes of the book is...the [economic] costs and benefits of [India’s] precocious democracy…it turns out that India is [an outlier] even amongst democracies” 2 -- “We think of China as having

Really enjoyed talking to Devesh Kapur and @arvindsubraman about their terrific new book—a sprawling, comprehensive look at India’s political economy post-1947. You can listen below or watch our conversation here: https://t.co/XhQAKqgkCg Link to the book:

Devesh Kapur & @arvindsubraman's new book "A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India's Development Odyssey" documents how India undertook four simultaneous transformations of its state, society, economy, and governance to advance its development. Tune into the #GrandTamasha podcast

Reminder to Delhi folks: our book launch is tomorrow evening. Look forward to seeing you all.

Watch authors Devesh Kapur and @arvindsubraman in conversation with @MilanV on #GrandTamasha by @CarnegieEndow and @htTweets as they discuss their remarkable new book, A Sixth of Humanity—a rigorously researched and carefully argued definitive history of India’s development.

.@shoumitro_c & @arvindsubraman: "The new China Shock is not just about economic consequences. It is also a test of whether China can serve as a fair steward of global prosperity, or remain a formidable practitioner of beggar-thy-neighbor mercantilism." https://t.co/wmoABMDjXI

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to and learn from @pranaykotas, Khyati Pathak and Saurabh Chandra in this bilingual (Hindi-English) conversation on our book

I much look forward to this conversation. Professors Kapur and Subramanian have written a brilliant book on India's "Development Odyssey". At the Bangalore International Centre, Sunday 26th October, 1130 am onwards.

Devesh Kapur and I are really thrilled to inaugurate our book with this conversation with @MilanV with his probing and insightful questions and observations. We thoroughly enjoyed-and benefitted from-it.