%A Ajit Ranade %T A focus on the Human Development Index %! A focus on the Human Development Index %X India’s 74 years of existence as a sovereign independent nation is a minor miracle. At its birth, not many outside observers gave it a life expectancy of more than a few years. With an incredible degree of diversity on every conceivable dimen-sion, like religion, language, caste, cuisine, culture and even race, how could the country hold as one? %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/society/focus-human-development-index-613