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A Rural Manifesto: Realising India's Future Through Her Villages is a book written by Varun Gandhi[1] and published by Rupa Publications in 2018.[2][3][4]

Critical reception

Santosh Mehrotra of The Hindu wrote: "Through anecdotes, research and ground work, a BJP MP suggests ways to tackle agricultural distress and the way forward".[5]

Panchanan Chattopadhyay of Assam University wrote: "A Rural Manifesto, is really a ‘grand narrative’ of India’s rural society to be reformed or to be revolutionised. It is a worthy collection for any university or college library. This book is an essential reading for administrators and policymakers of the country to understand the Indian villages."[6]

Roshan Kishore of Hindustan Times wrote: "The book is a much needed political intervention to the collective effort which must be channelized behind this cause."[7]

References

  1. BJP MP Varun Gandhi completes book on India's rural society and economy. The Times of India(2018-11-26). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. A Rural Manifesto: Realizing India's Future Through Her Villages{{#if:Gandhi|, Gandhi}. Rupa Publications(2018). ISBN 978-93-5333-309-6
  3. Varun Gandhi pens 'A Rural Manifesto' with rural distress, K. Upreti, Deepak. Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  4. Varun Gandhi releases 'A Rural Manifesto' at IIMB. The Times of India(2018-12-20). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  5. Santosh Mehrotra reviews A Rural Manifesto: Realizing India's Future through Her Villages by Feroze Varun Gandhi. The Hindu(2019-02-02). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  6. Book review: Marginal Farmers of India. Indian Journal of Public Administration({Template:Date).
  7. An attempt to fill the intellectual vacuum on Indian agriculture, Kishore, Roshan. Hindustan Times(2019-03-01). Retrieved 2023-06-04.

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