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Shukranitisara: a political economy text at the cusp of Indian kingdoms and colonial rule (Revised as on 15/03/3021)
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2020-08-02)
Shukracharya’s treatise on political economy has been referred to in many ancient Indian texts such as Arthashastra, Buddhacharitam and Mahabharata. However, that treatise has been lost. A text titled Shukranitisara was ...
A 2020 vision of India’s farm market reforms
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-01-02)
Concern for farmers and market facilitation by the state is as old as Indian civilization. In the post-Independence era, this concern was addressed by provision of market-yards for the farmers through APMC Acts of the state ...
Gold is old: noble metal in Indian economy through ages
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2021-11-01)
For millennia, gold is considered auspicious in India and consumers have a fascination for possessing gold, gold jewellery, and gold coins. In this paper I document the sacredness associated with gold, the ancient Indian ...