The Hindu On Books

Rukmini S on what data can and cannot tell us about modern India


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In "Whole Numbers and Half Truths", data journalist Rukmini S delves

deep into a range of numbers to answer some of the burning questions

India is dealing with, from crime and how India votes to how India

handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on on-the-ground reporting and

backed with data, the book questions some of the most deeply-held

conventional wisdoms about politics and society in India.


Guest: Rukmini S, author, Whole Numbers and Half Truths

Host: Ananth Krishnan, China correspondent, The Hindu

Edited by: Ranjani Srinivasan

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