Vinay Sitapati on Liberalization and Narasimha Rao

Published: July 7, 2022, noon

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In this episode, Shruti speaks with Vinay Sitapati about Narasimha Rao\\u2019s socialism, his working relationships with Manmohan Singh and others, how his skills as a translator were useful in his career, and much more. Sitapati is a political scientist, lawyer and journalist. He has a Ph.D. from Princeton University and degrees from Harvard University and the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. His first book, \\u201cHalf-Lion,\\u201d was a best-selling biography of P.V. Narasimha Rao. Sitapati teaches at Ashoka University, near Delhi.

Recorded June 16th, 2022

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