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Meghnad Desai

What led economist Meghnad Desai to Leftist ideology and to the Labour Party in the UK?

An excerpt from ‘Rebellious Lord: An Autobiography’, by the member of the British House of Lords, who has just resigned from the Labour Party.

Meghnad Desai
· Nov 27, 2020 · 08:30 am
Is the Bhagavad Gita as we know it the work of multiple authors?

In one of the essays in his new book, Meghnad Desai examines the provenance of the Gita.

Meghnad Desai
· Apr 19, 2019 · 08:00 am
The Nehruvian approach ground the economy down to a low growth path: Meghnad Desai in his new book

In ‘The Raisina Model’, the economist and politician looks back at 70 years of Indian democracy.

Meghnad Desai
· Dec 20, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Meghnad Desai explains the fallacies in the idea of Hindu nationalism

In a new essay, the economics professor from the LSE highlights the flaws in this version of history.

Meghnad Desai
· Mar 20, 2016 · 08:30 am