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Jahnavi Phalkey Keynote - 5 April
Jahnavi Phalkey Keynote - 5 April
Jahnavi Phalkey Keynote - 5 April
Territory,
Wealth and
Income of India
A Keynote Lecture by
Jahnavi Phalkey
I will explore the making of political arguments and territorial stability based on
statistical knowledge through three episodes beginning in the late nineteenth century
and ending in the middle of the twentieth century. All three were explicit efforts to
account for the wealth and income generated on the Indian sub-continent driven by
distinct imperatives. I want to understand the implications of these motivations
through what was calculated, by whom, why, and to what outcomes.