I recommend this Library of Congress study for a deep dive into India's history and social structure. It is an incredibly detailed resource covering everything from geography to political systems and national security.
I recommend reading the general review from the 2000-01 India Economic Survey. It offers a useful historical overview of the country's fiscal policy and economic performance at the start of the decade.
I highlight the Library of Congress’s directory of eBook sources, which serves as a curated gateway to various digital archives and electronic text repositories for finding public domain books and academic research materials online.
I share the transcript of Amitabh Bachchan’s "India Poised" speech. It captures the tension between a skeptical, traditional India and a dynamic, emerging nation ready to lead and succeed on the global stage.
I explored Podman for local databases and studied how AI replaces professional research reports. I also tested real-time Whisper transcription tools, discovered DuckDB SQL shortcuts, and learned the weird history behind Roman urine taxes.
I am highlighting that the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) has launched its online presence. This provides a digital archive for researchers tracking Indian political economy and sociology through one of the country's premier scholarly journals.