Planning, democracy and an idea of India

Dr Menon has wisely placed his acknowledgements at the end of the book

Planning for Democracy: How A Professor, An Institute and An Idea Shaped India

Author: Nikhil Menon

Publisher: Penguin 

Pages: 312

Price: Rs 800

Back in 2012, modelling my experience with the compilation of the history of the Reserve Bank of India, I suggested to the Planning Commission that it let me write a history of this institution based on its files. Nothing came of it despite the best efforts of Sindhushri Khullar, who was then its administrative head. So it’s good to see that someone else has done it without, I think, much official help.

This is an excellent book on a dull subject by a