Akash Kapur, author portrait
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Akash Kapur

Akash Kapuris the author of India Becoming. He is the former writer of the “Letter from India” column for the International Herald Tribune, which has been picked up in the Week in Review section of The New York Times on occasion. He has also writen for The AtlanticThe EconomistThe New Yorker, and The New York Times Book Review. He holds a BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, and a doctorate in Law from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He consults on development and media law for a number of organizations, including the United Nations. He lives outside Pondicherry in Southern India.
India Becoming

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India Becoming

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