A Better India, a Better WorldWith one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world and an array of recent achievements in technology, industry and entrepreneurship, India strides confidently towards the future. But, in the world's largest democracy, not everyone is equally fortunate. Some 300 million Indians are still prey to hunger, illiteracy and disease, and 53 per cent of India's children are still undernourished. What will it take for India to bridge this great divide? When will the fruits of development reach the poorest of the poor, and wipe the tears from the eyes of every man, woman and child, as Mahatma Gandhi had dreamt? And how should this, our greatest challenge ever, be negotiated? In this extraordinarily inspiring and visionary book, N.R. Narayana Murthy, who pioneered, designed and executed the Global Delivery Model that has become the cornerstone of India's success in information technology services outsourcing, shows us that a society working for the greatest welfare of the greatest number samasta jananam sukhino bhavantu'must focus on two simple things: values and good leadership. Drawing on the remarkable Infosys story and the lessons learnt from the two decades of post-reform India, Narayana Murthy lays down the ground rules that must be followed if future generations are to inherit a truly progressive nation. Built on Narayana Murthy's lectures delivered around the world, A Better India: A Better World is a manifesto for the youth, the architects of the future, and a compelling argument for why a better India holds the key to a better world. |
Contents
Learning from Experience | 3 |
The Indian of the Twentyfirst Century | 9 |
Succeeding in the Contemporary World | 18 |
The Need for Excellence | 29 |
A Case for a More Open Trade Regime in India | 37 |
What Can We Learn from the West? | 47 |
The Role of Discipline in Accelerating National Development | 55 |
How Can We Stop Corruption in India? | 66 |
A Leadership Mindset for a Resurgent India | 166 |
A Checklist or a Mindset? | 173 |
Corporate Governance and its Relevance to India | 185 |
A Practitioners Viewpoint | 193 |
A New Model for Effective Public Governance | 201 |
Compassionate Capitalism | 211 |
18 | 219 |
Reflections of an Entrepreneur | 229 |
In Praise of Secularism | 72 |
My Empowered India | 78 |
Population and Economic Development in India | 93 |
A Framework for Urban Planning in Modern India | 101 |
The Eight Visions that Changed the Face of India | 112 |
What Would I Do if I Were the Principal | 129 |
The Unfinished Agenda | 149 |
Lessons from the Infosys Journey | 157 |
On Entrepreneurship | 238 |
Do We Need a Flat World? | 247 |
Making Globalization Work for India | 257 |
Transforming Emerging Economies and | 270 |
33 | 271 |
The Importance of Respect for a Corporation | 281 |
37 | 288 |
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