Relatively developed and progressive south
Indian states–Tamil Nadu and Kerala—went to the polls in May to elect new
governments. North Indian states known to be relatively backward, such as Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand, elect their legislative assembly in 2017. Are there
lessons the latter can learn from the southern states to climb the ladder of
development more rapidly than has been the case thus far?
There are several journalistic observations
about the divide between the north
is professor, Centre for Research in Urban Affairs, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru. She is a co-author of The paradox of India's north south divide: Lessons from the states and regions, New Delhi: Sage, 2015.
