Gautam Chikermane

Gautam Chikermane is a writer and the vice president at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). His areas of research are economics, politics and foreign affairs. His last book was 70 Policies that Shaped India (ORF, 2018). Earlier, he has held leadership positions in some of India’s top newspapers and magazines, including Hindustan Times, Indian Express and Financial Express. He serves as a director on the board of CARE India, was the new media director at Reliance Industries Ltd, and vice chairman on the board of Financial Planning Standards Board India. A Jefferson Fellow (Fall 2001), he is a student of Sri Aurobindo, the Mahabharata and dhrupad music.

Why are we still going back 5,000 years for stories? A sharp panel debates whether this generation will create new Sanatani universes.Moderated by Gautam, this panel confronts a civilisational provocation: the Mahabharata and Ramayana are 5,000-year-old universes — why aren’t we creating new ones? Panellist Ami pushes back thoughtfully, noting that the appeal of these epics is structural and eternal, and that India’s post-independence generation is still in a rediscovery phase after a century of disconnection from its own tradition — like a child...

ShapingTheFuture: Dynamics of Politics & Economy |DU Lit Fest| Dr. Ashok K Lahiri, Gautam Chikermane

An overt truth that came out from the discussion over the book "India In Search of Glory: Political Calculus and Economy" is that In Indian politics, the focus on long-term growth policies over short-term freebies is crucial for sustainable development and successful re-elections..