Indian leaders at the time of Independence had their tasks cut out. The nation that was marred by an ugly Partition, had to be prevented from coming apart at the seams. A Constitution had to be framed for a complex society. An election system had to be designed for an electorate that was mostly illiterate. An economic policy had to be shaped for a widely impoverished population. Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his thoughts on his new book “The Age of Awakening” with the “The Asia Group” on April 10, 2019 in Washington D.C.
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