Plotting the contours for India’s economic development: Why this could be a role model for other developing nations as well

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In a paper published by us a couple of years ago on Anthropological Economics, (the year 2020 to be
precise) we had mooted the idea of trickle up economics as contrasted with the rather more popular
and mundane trickle down economics. We had argued that the latter would be somewhat dubious, iffy,
inconsistent and non-replicable in a wide variety of situations, particularly in the case of developing
nations. We had argued that trickle up economics would actually boost wide-ranging economic growth,
and add to the Gross domestic product in a big way. While we never were, and still are not big fans of
socialism, we have always argued, and will continue to argue for balanced, diversified and equitable
economic development models. There is a world of difference between the two. We had also argued
that the economic models pursued by advanced industrial nations will not by and large, work in
developing nations. Thus, American style economic conservatism is meaningless in Indian political and
economic contexts. There are fundamental differences in ground realities between these two different
sets of nations. It would make eminent sense for the readers of this book to read the aforesaid paper as
well, as we will not be able to reproduce the contents in this paper in its entirely here; many of the
proposals advocated and espoused in this paper can also be implemented by developing economies,
though rather much more slowly. We focus only on the meat here. ...........

About the Author

Sujay Rao Mandavilli is an IT professional (Governance Risk and Compliance) (Still practising as of 2024; Served major clients such as Tata Group, Mahindra Group, NECAM, Verizon and BAT, and also previously worked in IBM) and a born-again Anthropologist and researcher with major contributions to various fields of Anthropology and Social Sciences. He completed his Masters in Anthropology from the prestigious Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, India in 2020 with a first class. He has made major contributions to Anthropological Economics, the Sociology of Science, theories of socio-cultural change, Identity theory, Historiography, language dynamics, scientific method, Indo-European studies, the Aryan Problem, and the identity of the Harappans. His hypothesis is that most fields of Social sciences which are based on a study on social and cultural variables, are based on old Eurocentric paradigms, and that better theories can only come from intellectual multipolarity, and Ethnographic data collected from different parts of the world. He believes this will lead to better scientific research, and greatly boost scientific output in different parts of the world that have hitherto lagged behind the West in scientific research. He has also attempted to synthesize Anthropological theory with other fields of Social Sciences such as Economics and Pedagogy, generating several new paradigms as a result. He strongly believes that the ‘Globalization of Science’, with a particular emphasis on the social sciences, must become one of the major movements of the Twenty-first century. He has called for an "Indian Enlightenment" as well as similar renaissances in the developing world through a horizontal collaboration among developing nations. He is the Founder-Director of the Institute for the Study of the Globalization of Science (ISGOS) (Registered in India as the Globalization of Science Trust) which is has already started empaneling a group of researchers and scientists to plan its next course of action. In 2023, he launched the "Scholars and intellectuals for mankind" (SCHIMA) forum, which is reaching out to scholars and intellectuals from throughout the world to draft a common agenda. In 2024, he also created the blog "Abhilasha: This is not Utopia" to discuss burning and pressing issues of the day, particularly in relation to science, knowledge and society.

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