About the Book

Through a meticulously researched and nuanced exploration of India’s 75-year journey after Independence, British Raj to Amrit Kaal reveals a profound insight—that the quantum leap in the nation’s progress has not been driven through incremental policy and legislative acts, but primarily by the eight ‘pivotal initiatives’ that went far beyond policy in their scope and vision. From the creation of the IITs to the more recent initiatives like the Aadhar card and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, this book explores these initiatives to extract the key lessons for the Amrit Kaal period that lies directly ahead. At the core of this narrative are the Sherpas—those extraordinary visionaries who shattered traditional constraints of politics and bureaucracy. Confronting deeply entrenched systemic barriers, these heroes engineered remarkable breakthroughs bringing in transformative change through their unwavering determination and deep commitment to India’s growth. This book is India’s bold manifesto for the next twenty-five years. It outlines five visionary and comprehensive roadmaps for transforming India into Viksit Bharat, transcending not just economic metrics but serving also as a holistic model for sustainable and inclusive development for Bharat’s approaching Amrit Kaal.

About the Author

"Gaz Bisht is an energy executive who serves on the board of a UK-listed company. After graduating from the Indian Institutes of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad and IIT Delhi, he emigrated to Australia in the early ’90s, and later spent several years in Asia—in Jakarta, Indonesia in the mid-1990s and in Beijing, China, in the mid-2000s, witnessing firsthand the working styles of these governments and the role they played in the extraordinary growth of these countries. He resides on Sydney's North Shore with his wife and their cat, Billy.