Bharat: Ek Ubharta Sitara

BHARAT: Ek Ubharta Sitara by Mira Kamdar is a comprehensive view of India and the cultural and economic impact it ishaving, and will continue to have, on the world. With dozens of interviews from people such as Mukesh Ambani, head ofIndia s largest company, Reliance, who is included on the Forbes billionaire list; to Mira Nair, director of Monsoon Wedding,Vanity Fair and The Namesake; to Deepak Chopra in-depth research, a wealth of recent data, and thoughtful and provocativeanalysis, Kamdar will analyze the challenges before India the country s growing gap between rich and poor, the AIDS crisis,and the degradation of the environment and celebrate India s tremendous vitality and the opportunities this Asian democracyhas to shape its own and, perhaps, all of our destinies. India is rising financially, culturally and politically and thetransformation of this nation of 1.2 billion people will have a colossal impact on the world. As Smriti Mundhra, a young IndianAmerican filmmaker states in the book: Who needs the American audience? There are only three hundred million peoplehere. Understanding India has never been so important.