Lost People: An Analysis of Indian Poverty

Appended with an extended list of references for further reading, this book is an updated, comprehensive and highly informative reading source on Indian poverty. It deliberates upon the various facets of Indian poverty, analyses debates on methods of its measurement and more importantly focuses on the role of agriculture and rural development in poverty alleviation in India. It also covers in detail the gender aspects of Indian poverty and argues that poverty in India is man made phenomenon and country’s social system is responsible for its age-old and continued prevalence. The author closes the book with his search for finding a relation (if any) between happiness and poverty. In the process, he has critically examined the ideas of acknowledged thinkers, both from East and West.