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Chalta Hai India : when 'it's oK!' is not ok / Alpesh Patel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Delhi : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018Description: xxiv ,283 pages : 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789388038669 (Paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 301.954 PAT 012691
Contents:
Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Shri Subhash Chandra; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART ONE-Exploring the 'It's Okay' Life; 1. Defining and Measuring CH; PART TWO-Measuring the 'Let It Be' Menace; 2. Road Transport: Seeking Pleasant Trips; 3. Films and Music: The Art We Love; 4. Sports: Are We Winning Enough?; 5. Education: Development of All?; 6. So How Big is CH in India?; 7. The Nature of CH; 8. De-magnifying CH; PART THREE-Why This 'Take It Easy' Policy? The Big Five Reasons; 9. Poor Quality and Weak Processes; 10. Low Risks and Minimal Innovation. 11. Paltry Perseverance12. Grounded Aspirations, Modest Awareness; 13. The CH Exchange; PART FOUR-The Root Causes and Resolution of CH; 14. The Origins of Our CH; 15. The Way Ahead; Endnotes; About the Author.
Summary: India once commanded a massive 30 per cent share of the global GDP and led the world in most fields, but today the country sadly is a developing nation. People often attribute India's sluggish progress to the malaise called the Chalta Hai ('It's okay', 'Let it be') attitude, but not everyone agrees with that presupposition. Debates on the subject are often inconclusive and discomfiting questions remain unanswered. Are we really a Chalta Hai nation? Is Chalta Hai ingrained in our DNA or is it just a bad
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Intro; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Shri Subhash Chandra; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART ONE-Exploring the 'It's Okay' Life; 1. Defining and Measuring CH; PART TWO-Measuring the 'Let It Be' Menace; 2. Road Transport: Seeking Pleasant Trips; 3. Films and Music: The Art We Love; 4. Sports: Are We Winning Enough?; 5. Education: Development of All?; 6. So How Big is CH in India?; 7. The Nature of CH; 8. De-magnifying CH; PART THREE-Why This 'Take It Easy' Policy? The Big Five Reasons; 9. Poor Quality and Weak Processes; 10. Low Risks and Minimal Innovation. 11. Paltry Perseverance12. Grounded Aspirations, Modest Awareness; 13. The CH Exchange; PART FOUR-The Root Causes and Resolution of CH; 14. The Origins of Our CH; 15. The Way Ahead; Endnotes; About the Author.

India once commanded a massive 30 per cent share of the global GDP and led the world in most fields, but today the country sadly is a developing nation. People often attribute India's sluggish progress to the malaise called the Chalta Hai ('It's okay', 'Let it be') attitude, but not everyone agrees with that presupposition. Debates on the subject are often inconclusive and discomfiting questions remain unanswered. Are we really a Chalta Hai nation? Is Chalta Hai ingrained in our DNA or is it just a bad

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