India, Oct. 25 -- A Sixth of Humanity is an attempt to trace how one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world attempted four concurrent transformations - building a state, creating an economy, changing society and forging a sense of nationhood - under conditions of universal suffrage. Jointly written by political scientist Devesh Kapur and economist Arvind Subramanian, this book encompasses perspectives that span disciplines, experiences and geographies. Rigorously researched and argued, lucidly written, this is the definitive development history of India....