On a cold winter day, Sinha sits snug near an oil heater behind a wooden desk in the small but well-furnished study of his tastefully maintained house in Noida. A shelf full of books covering the entire length and breadth of a wall stands behind him, and his swivel chair helps reach any book he might consider thumbing through. Not that Sinha, at 81, needs any reference notes. He recalls conversations and events from years past, and spews granular economic data to bolster a point he is making.
The publisher and promoter of Sinha’s new book, India Unmade: How the