Re: [Review] Politico-Economic landscape of Andhra : K. Balagopal
V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@quark.dayton.net)
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 13:34:34 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 28 Aug 1997, Prasad Chodavarapu wrote:
> 50th anniversary of independence gave all of us an opportunity to mull
> over what went awfully wrong in the way we rule our country. Half a
> century of self rule did not exactly transform our motherland into
> that dreamland of Tagore "where the head is held high...". Why? Where
> did we go wrong? Important questions for which there is no one answer.
>
> Or so, i thought until i came across Sri K. Balagopal's essay on
> politico-economic life in Andhra. Good analysis is always simple but
> rigorous, based on facts, tallies with our experiences but more than
> all that, shows us the way forward. This essay does exactly that when
I suggest the interested readers to look up Dr. Jaya Prakash
Narayan's discussion paper, "The collapse and rejuvenation of the Indian
Republic" which discusses not only the decline but a way to rejuvenate as
well. If you are interested, I can send you the document via e-mail.
Balagopal's article appears to be at least 7 years old. I am also
impressed by his speech at the APCLC meeting, posted on SCIT by Chukka
Srinivas.
Regards -- V. Chowdary Jampala