BEING DIFFERENT
An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism
Discover how our cultural proclivities give us an “Indian advantage”
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HarperCollins Publishers India
The best-selling author shows how to reverse the gaze to look at the West,
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repositioning Indian civilization from being the observed to the observer.
“BEING DIFFERENT provides intriguing answers to some of the questions that perplex both Indians
and other India watchers. How are Indian businesses able to thrive despite our country’s weak
infrastructure? What accounts for the instinctive environmentalism observed in Indian culture or the
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