Indian Railways: The Weaving of a National Tapestry - Softcover

Bibek Debroy; Sanjay Chadha; Vidya Krishnamurthi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143426753 ISBN 13: 9780143426752

Publisher: Penguin/Portfolio, 2017

Synopsis

The fascinating story of the network that made modern India The railways brought modernity to India. Its vast network connected the far corners of the subcontinent, making travel, communication and commerce simpler than ever before. Even more importantly, the railways played a large part in the making of the nation: by connecting historically and geographically disparate regions and people, it forever changed the way Indians lived and thought, and eventually made a national identity possible. This engagingly written, anecdotally told history captures the immense power of a business behemoth as well as the romance of train travel; tracing the growth of the railways from the 1830s (when the first plans were made) to Independence, Bibek Debroy and his co-authors recount how the railway network was built in India and how it grew to become a lifeline that still weaves the nation together. This latest volume in The Story of Indian Business series will delight anyone interested in finding out more about the Indian Railways.

About this title

About the Author:

Bibek Debroy is an economist and is currently a member of Niti Aayog. Vidya Krishnamurthi is a researcher with Indicus Foundation, New Delhi, with interest and experience in ancient Indian history and cultural history of pre-modern period. Presently working as joint secretary in the department of commerce, Sanjay Chadha handles international trade with Northeast Asia including China, Japan, S.Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin/Portfolio
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0143426753
• ISBN 13: 9780143426752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264