Vinay Sitapati on Liberalization and Narasimha Rao

In this episode, Shruti speaks with Vinay Sitapati about Narasimha Rao's socialism, his working relationships with Manmohan Singh and others, how his skills as a translator were useful in his career, and much more. Sitapati is a political scientist, lawyer and journalist. He has a Ph.D. from Princeton University and degrees from Harvard University and the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. His first book, "Half-Lion (https://penguin.co.in/book/half-lion/) ," was a best-selling biography of P.V. Narasimha Rao. Sitapati teaches at Ashoka University, near Delhi. Recorded June 16th, 2022 Read a full transcript (https://www.discoursemagazine.com/pol...) of this episode enhanced with helpful links. Follow us on Twitter (  / ideasofindia  ) Follow Shruti on Twitter (  / srajagopalan  ) Click here (https://www.mercatus.org/podcasts) for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.

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