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A Rural Manifesto: Realising India's Future Through Her Villages is a book written by Varun Gandhi[1] and published by Rupa Publications in 2018.[2][3][4]

Critical reception

Santosh Mehrotra of The Hindu wrote: "Through anecdotes, research and ground work, a BJP MP suggests ways to tackle agricultural distress and the way forward".[5]

Panchanan Chattopadhyay of Assam University wrote: "A Rural Manifesto, is really a ‘grand narrative’ of India’s rural society to be reformed or to be revolutionised. It is a worthy collection for any university or college library. This book is an essential reading for administrators and policymakers of the country to understand the Indian villages."[6]

Roshan Kishore of Hindustan Times wrote: "The book is a much needed political intervention to the collective effort which must be channelized behind this cause."[7]

References

  1. ↑ Chatterjee, Mohua (2018-11-26). "BJP MP Varun Gandhi completes book on India's rural society and economy". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ↑ Gandhi, Feroze Varun (2018). A Rural Manifesto: Realizing India's Future Through Her Villages. Rupa Publications. ISBN 978-93-5333-309-6.
  3. ↑ K. Upreti, Deepak. "Varun Gandhi pens 'A Rural Manifesto' with rural distress". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  4. ↑ Gyanesh, Aditi (2018-12-20). "Varun Gandhi releases 'A Rural Manifesto' at IIMB". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  5. ↑ Mehrotra, Santosh (2019-02-02). "Santosh Mehrotra reviews A Rural Manifesto: Realizing India's Future through Her Villages by Feroze Varun Gandhi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  6. ↑ Chattopadhyay, Panchanan (2022-03-01). "Book review: Marginal Farmers of India". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 68 (1): 130–133. doi:10.1177/00195561211052110. ISSN 0019-5561. S2CID 247191256 – via Sage Publications.
  7. ↑ Kishore, Roshan (2019-03-01). "An attempt to fill the intellectual vacuum on Indian agriculture". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2023-06-04.