The old cliché of the land of snake charmers has gradually been dispelled by the idea of a country of computer geeks. Shashi Tharoor dispels and confirms the constructed India of the popular imagination.

The old cliché of the land of snake charmers has gradually been dispelled by the idea of a country of computer geeks. Shashi Tharoor dispels and confirms the constructed India of the popular imagination.

Vandana Kumar is the Publisher and CEO of India Currents, the premier digital platform serving Indian Americans across the United States. A new immigrant when she co-founded the magazine in 1987, she led... More by Vandana Kumar

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