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Same old fake caste tropes, article just smells of academic nonsense. The story of Keralas success could be applied to any state in India due to recent governme

Same old fake caste tropes, article just smells of academic nonsense. The story of Keralas success could be applied to any state in India due to recent government policies, even Gujarat is doing better.

thisislife2 2y ago
you may be right that the economic development of Kerala in the last 2-3 decades could be because of India's overall economic development. But note that Kerala is consistently in the lead to many indian states, including Gujarat, in terms of Human Development Index. Gujarat continues to lag on HDI despite being historically economically richer than Kerala: - 2011: HDI in India rises by 21%: Kerala leads, Gujarat far behind - https://www.firstpost.com/india/hdi-in-india-rises-by-21-kerala-leads-gujarat-far-behind-114044.html https://www.firstpost.com/india/hdi-in-india-rises-by-21-ker... - 2011: Malnutrition mars Gujarat's growth story: HDI Report - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/malnutrition-mars-gujarats-growth-story-hdi-report/articleshow/10447939.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/malnutrit... - 2017: Gujarat lags behind developed states if HDI parameters are compared: P Chidambaram - https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/gujarat-lags-behind-developed-states-if-hdi-parameters-are-compared-p-chidambaram/939594/ https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/gujarat-lags-beh... - 2021: If Gujarat is a model, then the real toppers in development indicators, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, must be supermodels - https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-gujarat-middle/article5993938.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-gujarat-middle/ar... - 2021: HDI: How States Fare in Human Development - https://ceda.ashoka.edu.in/hdi-how-states-fare-in-human-development/ https://ceda.ashoka.edu.in/hdi-how-states-fare-in-human-deve...

thisislife2 2y ago

you may be right that the economic development of Kerala in the last 2-3 decades could be because of India's overall economic development. But note that Kerala is consistently in the lead to many indian states, including Gujarat, in terms of Human Development Index. Gujarat continues to lag on HDI despite being historically economically richer than Kerala: - 2011: HDI in India rises by 21%: Kerala leads, Gujarat far behind - https://www.firstpost.com/india/hdi-in-india-rises-by-21-kerala-leads-gujarat-far-behind-114044.html https://www.firstpost.com/india/hdi-in-india-rises-by-21-ker... - 2011: Malnutrition mars Gujarat's growth story: HDI Report - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/malnutrition-mars-gujarats-growth-story-hdi-report/articleshow/10447939.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/malnutrit... - 2017: Gujarat lags behind developed states if HDI parameters are compared: P Chidambaram - https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/gujarat-lags-behind-developed-states-if-hdi-parameters-are-compared-p-chidambaram/939594/ https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/gujarat-lags-beh... - 2021: If Gujarat is a model, then the real toppers in development indicators, like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, must be supermodels - https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-gujarat-middle/article5993938.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-gujarat-middle/ar... - 2021: HDI: How States Fare in Human Development - https://ceda.ashoka.edu.in/hdi-how-states-fare-in-human-development/ https://ceda.ashoka.edu.in/hdi-how-states-fare-in-human-deve...