Secession of the Successful: The Flight Out of New India by Sanjaya Baru is a sharp, timely look at the choices facing India’s upwardly mobile class. With a journalist’s eye and a policymaker’s insight, Baru examines how ambition, opportunity, and inequality shape the country’s economic and social landscape.
This book will appeal to readers interested in modern India, business trends, public policy, and social change. Thought-provoking and accessible, it explores the tensions between aspiration and belonging while offering a compelling perspective on where India is headed.
