Indian Economy

PREFACE

In our school days, one common subject for essay was: Is science a boon? Like many of my classmates, I was not sure then nor am I sure now. At that time, I did not know that years later I would ask myself a somewhat similar question—and of all things, about economic science! However, as it was with those school essays, even today I am not quite sure what my stand should be. Some people might say I have invented a question where there is none. Economics a curse? What nonsense! Look how hard it is trying through its devoted believers and followers, including some of the most powerful men and women on earth, to change our lives for the better. Look how some of the most brilliant minds of our time are burning midnight oil to formulate and ...