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 A must read June 15, 2008
India isn't just a call center or somewhere far off and mystical anymore. Planet India shows the diversity of what India is today and reality how it will influence the rest of the world.
 doesn't explain why.. March 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i left this book half way because i find it way too detailed and missing to show the bigger picture. I was expecting this book to be something which may explain things on a more macro level. more like why things are happening the way they are happening in india and not what all is happening india. For someone from india, its even less interesting as we know the current state of things in india, what we are trying to figure is how this all came to be and how are things looking 5-10 years down the line.
Definite Must Read for Indiaphiles February 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great info on India. First hand observations by a knowledgeable author. Read her "Motiba's Tattoos" too. [ASIN:1891620584 Motiba's Tattoos: A Granddaughter's Journey into her Indian Family's Past]] I thoroughly enjoyed Planet India and Motiba's Tattoo's. Terrific writer!
Could have been good if... February 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have friends who immigrated from India, I read the Calcutta Times, and frankly, I looked forward to reading what Ms. Kamdar had to share about a culture that has always held my interest. Truly, the facts were enlightening. Perhaps if Ms. Kamdar had presented the information with a perspective sans a strident agenda, it would have been a wonderful book.
Sadly, the rhetoric of: the US is on the descent, [insert country here] is on the rise, and further, the US must give us more money to see that this trend continues, is overused and no longer meaningful. We are tired of it. We are tired of being insulted and told to hand over money in the same breath. It breaches common decency, and it strains friendships.
 Pro-India, Anti-America Cheerleading July 31, 2007
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book lacks objectivity or analysis -- as one other reviewer stated, it is a breathless gush of cheerleading and sympathetic attitudes towards India, devoid of any analytic content.
The book is doubles as an equally gullible critique of American capitalism and world leadership. These passages lack all analytical depth and seriousness -- you can hear better critiques of America by spending twenty minutes at a protest.
The author believes that India is the solution to The Problem That Is The Hated America, which feels forced. Your time is much better spent on other things. I'm actually asking for my money back from the company that sold this to me.
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