Contents: Introduction. I. Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism: Some Memoirs: 1. My Early Years: Participation in the Struggle for Freedom, Democracy and Socialism. 2. From Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism: An Introspection Appendix.3. Four Years (1982-1986) in the Planning Commission: The Leadership of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. 4. Economic Reforms and Continued Relevance of Nehruvian Model of Equitable Development. 5. Challenges of Post-Nehru Era Epilogue. 6. Indian Development: Options and Choices Epilogue. 7. Fighting Religious Fundamentalism: Role of Ideology and Social Policy. 8. Conditions Favourable to Economic Reforms in the Early 1990s. 9. Twenty Five Years of Economic Reforms: Remembering Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao. 10. From PhD Student to Board Chairman: My Experiences at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi. 11. Professor P.N. Dhar. 12. Professor Dharm Narain. 13. Delhi School of Economics Annual Day Address. II. From Vishal Andhra to Telangana: 1. Letter to the Editor on Telangana (National Herald, 20 July 1969). 2. Statehood for Telangana: The Current Stalemate. 3. Release of Ghanta Chakrapani’s Book “Telangana Jaitra Yatra”. 4. Major Development Challenges to Telangana State. 5. Telangana Agriculture Performance, Policy and Research Strategy. 6. Development of Telangana: Policy Concerns. II. Some Reflections on Inclusive Growth: 1. Crisis in Economic Theory: Implications for Indian Economy. 2. Marginalised Groups and Inclusive Growth: Implications for Indian Economy. 3. Future of Indian Children. 4. A Study on Young Lives. 5. Division for Sustainable Development Studies at the CESS. 6. India Labour and Employment Report 2014: Workers in the Era of Globalisation. 7. Dynamics of Rural Labour Markets in India: Recent Trends and Policy Concerns. 8. Some Major Issues Related to Adivasis. 9. Governance, Resources, and Livelihoods of Adivasis in India: Strengthening Tribal Leadership for Effective Implementation of PESA and FRA. 10. Poverty as an Element in Priority Setting for Agricultural Research at International Research Centres’ Level. 11. Key Aspects of State-level Planning. 12. Language Question: A Key to Educational Reform. III. Comments on Some Books and Papers: 1. Michael Lipton: Why Poor People Stay Poor: Urban Bias in World Development. 2. K.N. Raj: Organisational Issues in Indian Agriculture. 3. Deepak Nayyar: Economic Liberalisation in India— Analytics, Experience and Lessons. 4. Ester Boserup: The Conditions of Agricultural Growth—The Economics of Agrarian Change under Population Pressure. 5. Yujiro Hayami: Japanese Agriculture under Siege—The Political Economy of Agricultural Policies. 6. N. Subba Reddy: Cultural Diversity and Common Humanity. 7. Indira Hirway: Abolition of Poverty in India, with Special Reference to Target Group Approach in Gujarat. 8. B.M. Bhatia: Indian Agriculture—A Policy Perspective. 9. Pulapre Balakrishnan: Economic Growth in India—History and Prospect. 10. Raj Krishna: A Study on the Marketable Surplus Function for a Subsistence Crop. 11. Dharm Narain: Distribution of the Marketed Surplus of Agricultural Produce by Size Level of Holding in India in 1950-51.References. Index. This insightful and inspiring book by C.H. Hanumantha Rao portrays the socioeconomic situation and participation of the author in the major events since the mid-1940s focusing on the ideological struggle experienced by him, and on development policies and strategies. The changes in the author’s outlook from a Marxist in his student days to a Nehruvian have been marked by serious introspections in the light of contending ideological positions. He discusses issues he faced as member, Planning Commission, under the leadership of Prime Ministers Mrs Indira Gandhi and Shri Rajiv Gandhi, relating to economic planning and policies in India in the light of the Nehruvian perspective of a mixed economy with socialist orientation within a democratic set-up where private sector and markets have a significant place. Globalisation and economic reforms in India in the wake of the breakdown of centralised planning in the former socialist countries and the relevance of Nehruvian model for evolving a balanced approach to reforms by addressing the problems of poverty and inequality are discussed in detail. It also includes his essays on ‘inclusive growth’ written over the last three years. An informed memoir by one of the most respected and eminent economist of modern India, the book would be of interest to university teachers, policy makers, legislators, students as well as general readers.