Announcements
Attention Chennai: R Jagannathan’s Book To Be Launched In Your City This Saturday
Book launch: The Jobs Crisis In India by R Jagannathan
If you live in Chennai and find yourself thinking about the state of the Indian economy or society at least once a day, then this an event you cannot miss.
On Saturday, 10 November, R Jagannathan’s latest book, The Jobs Crisis In India, will be launched in your city. The chief guests at the event are, K Pandiarajan, Minister for Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture, and Archaeology, government of Tamil Nadu; scholar, author and columnist, Dr V Anantha Nageswaran; and entrepreneur Badri Seshadri.
The biggest problem or opportunity for the current and many successive governments in India, is, and would be this: how to provide gainful employment to the millions of Indians entering the labour market every month?
That one question has several corollaries to it. How do we measure job growth or losses, and which data can be taken seriously? What role would automation play in all of this? What kind of jobs would be the first victims of automation? Is it wrong to expect manufacturing sector to provide jobs at a large scale now? What are the problems specific to India? Can Indian education system read market signals quickly and skill the labour force accordingly?
These questions and many others will be discussed threadbare at the book launch, following which there will be a book signing event.
See you there!
Date: 10 November, Saturday
Time: 04:30 pm to 06:30 pm
Venue: CPR Convention Centre, 1 Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.
Latest
