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Bestsellers – Uncommon Ground – Rohini Nilekani

Uncommon Ground | Oct 2, 2011

Bestsellers – Uncommon Ground – Rohini Nilekani.
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Uncommon Ground

Uncommon Ground - Do we see ourselves as citizens or consumers?

There has to be a fine balance between society, government and the market – samaj, sarkar and bazaar. I attempted to seek that balance through a dialogue between samaj and bazaar. In 2008, Rohini Nilekani, chairperson of NGOs Pratham Books and Arghyam, moderated an eight-part television series called ‘Uncommon Ground’. Conceptualised by Nilekani, a former […]
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