EPISODE · Nov 19, 2019 · 10 MIN
Democracy on the Road by Ruchir Sharma
from Download Latest Free Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics · host Lacy Turcotte
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Democracy on the Road Author: Ruchir Sharma Narrator: Prateek Sharma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: On the eve of a landmark general election, Ruchir Sharma offers an unrivalled portrait of how India and its democracy work, drawn from his two decades on the road chasing election campaigns across every major state, travelling the equivalent of a lap around the earth. Democracy on the Road takes readers on a rollicking ride with Ruchir and his merry band of fellow writers as they talk to farmers, shopkeepers and CEOs from Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu, and interview leaders from Narendra Modi to Rahul Gandhi. No book has traced the arc of modern India by taking readers so close to the action. Offering an intimate view inside the lives and minds of India's political giants and its people, Sharma explains how the complex forces of family, caste and community, economics and development, money and corruption, Bollywood and Godmen, have conspired to elect and topple Indian leaders since Indira Gandhi. The ultimately encouraging message of Ruchir's travels is that, while democracy is retreating in many parts of the world, it is thriving in India.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/391592 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Democracy on the Road Author: Ruchir Sharma Narrator: Prateek Sharma Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: On the eve of a landmark general election, Ruchir Sharma offers an unrivalled portrait of how India and its democracy work, drawn from his two decades on the road chasing election campaigns across every major state, travelling the equivalent of a lap around the earth. Democracy on the Road takes readers on a rollicking ride with Ruchir and his merry band of fellow writers as they talk to farmers, shopkeepers and CEOs from Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu, and interview leaders from Narendra Modi to Rahul Gandhi. No book has traced the arc of modern India by taking readers so close to the action. Offering an intimate view inside the lives and minds of India's political giants and its people, Sharma explains how the complex forces of family, caste and community, economics and development, money and corruption, Bollywood and Godmen, have conspired to elect and topple Indian leaders since Indira Gandhi. The ultimately encouraging message of Ruchir's travels is that, while democracy is retreating in many parts of the world, it is thriving in India.
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