The Making of India – Book Launch

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Uday Kotak introduces talks about The Making of India, a book by Akhilesh Tilotia that narrates the story of Indian economy with a wide variety of facts, figures, analysis, anecdotes and insights.

You can watch the video here: YouTube

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