Off The Cuff With Jerry Rao And Shekhar Gupta

Sep 30, 2021

In this edition of ThePrintOTC, entrepreneur and writer Jaithirth Rao speaks to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and commentator Gurcharan Das about Rao’s new book, ‘Economist Gandhi’. Rao explains what drew him to writing about Gandhi, why the economic aspects of Gandhian thought are often overlooked, and the relevance of these ideas in relation to modern day market capitalism. Rao also offered insights on Gandhi’s views on trusteeship and the importance of gospels in shaping Gandhi’s worldview, among other topics covered in the book.