One State One Story: How Tamil Nadu Built India’s Best Social Outcomes
Tamil Nadu has India’s lowest maternal mortality, highest female literacy among large states, and the country’s deepest automobile manufacturing cluster. Six policy choices, starting in 1956, built the lead. South Korea did a similar thing on a national scale. Tamil Nadu shows what is possible inside India.
Questions India Must Answer: Does MGNREGA Actually Work? The 2026 Verdict
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted in 2005, is the largest public works employment programme in the world. It guarantees up…
Builders of India: Verghese Kurien – How Operation Flood Made India the World’s Largest Milk Producer
In 1970, India was importing butter from New Zealand and powdered milk from Europe while its own dairy farmers struggled to sell milk at prices…
Builders of India: M.S. Swaminathan – The Architect of the Green Revolution, Honestly Assessed
In the mid-1960s, India was facing famine. The country had experienced severe food shortages in 1965 and 1966, was dependent on American food aid under…