Archive for June 2008
Privately Smart, Publicly Dumb?
Recently read an interview of V. Raghunathan about his book "Games Indians Play". I was planning on reading the book since the title sounded interesting…but after reading the interview (available at Knowledge@Wharton website; Requires ‘free’ user registration), I must say I’m put-off.
I think the author (unfortunately, bragging his ex-IIMA fame, and imho, brining bad name to it) has taken a very narrow and unconvincing view on Indian psyche. It is absolutely naive to say, for example, that the tendency to defect in a Prisoners Dilemma (PD) situation is greater in India than elsewhere. Or, that Indians cannot work well in teams.
