On Scroll Ideas, we’ll take an idea, chew it up, break it down and explore it from every angle possible. It could be anything: politics, history, finance, art, food, drink. It’s a break from India’s crazy TV channels which are now less information and more WWE. Scroll Ideas is a safe space for nerds who’d like to sink their teeth into topics of public importance.
On Episode #2 of Scroll Ideas we talk to historian Nikhil Menon on the history of central planning in India.
Why was Nehru so taken up by planning, was the Planning Commission unconstitutional and what did the tension between democracy and technocracy look like at the time?
Buy an annual Scroll Membership to support independent journalism and get special benefits.
Our journalism is for everyone. But you can get special privileges by buying an annual Scroll Membership. Sign up today!