Notes from an Indian conservative / Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao.

"First published 2010, second impression 2010"--T.p. verso.

section 1. Setting the stage -- section 2. Of matters literary and cultural -- section 3. Dealing with the environment -- section 4. Of terrorists and cops -- section 5. Of working castes and changing classes -- section 6. Of remarkable personalities -- section 7. Of economics -- section 8. About India's foreign policy options -- section 9. About Indian politics -- section 10. Bombay/Mumbai and Bangalore/Bengalooru -- section 11. About Indian economics -- section 12. America at home and abroad -- section 13. Global economic matters.

Notes from an Indian Conservative is a compilation of Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao s eclectic writings which regularly appear in The Indian Express. The book has been written for the Indians of today, both in India and in voluntary or involuntary exile who have a love for their fractured land and who have a sensibility derived from our adoption and embrace of the English language .Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao holds Master s degrees in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and from the University of Chicago. He is the CEO of Mphasis Corporation, an IT and BPO company based in the US and India. He is currently a trustee of Sujaya Foundation and Chairman of Nasscom Foundation as well as the Indian Foundation for the Arts. He is a visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and is a regular columnist for The Indian Express. He has been conferred the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Tech Sector in India as well as in New York, Entrepreneur of the Year Award by The Economic Times, and Distinguished Alumnus Award by the University of Chicago. He has been Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School.