Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya throws light on events since Partition

BHOPAL: On the second day of the

Bhopal

literature fest, noted archaeologist and museologist

Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya

dwelt at length on the political and economic disruptions that have taken place in the country over the years. He took the audience on a literary tour since Independence.

Dealing with the chain of events from the country’s Partition to the Emergency in 1975, Bhattacharya said the country went through a tumultuous phase during this period. Referring to his book ‘The Rise of Goliath’, Bhattacharya threw light on 12 such disruptions that changed social and political dynamics of India. He said, “We cannot look at disruptions as separate incidents but if we pay attention to the events in totality, we will get a comprehensive picture of the country’s political economic situation.”

Some of the ‘disruptions’ that he talked about were the oil shock of the 1970s, the proclamation of Emergency in 1975 and the demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016. He also stressed on the role of a powerful team of advisors in the decision-making while comparing interesting analogies in policy making in the country from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi’s rule. He urged the audience to read the book and analyse some of the future perspectives he has penned about the political and economic disruptions that could hit India in the next few years.


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