Oxford Press has published the compilation of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s speeches, papers into a six-volume book, Changing India. The book compilation will be launched on Tuesday, December 18.
Just published, by Oxford University Press, 6 volumes of Dr. Manmohan Singh’s books, papers and speeches. Looking forward to the launch of these books tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/QaM595cauL
— Kaushik Basu (@kaushikcbasu) December 17, 2018
In 2017, Oxford Press announced it would be publishing the books in 2018. Speaking to IANS, Oxford Press had said, “The six volumes will focus on bringing together the essays and lectures of Dr Singh on an area of work — India’s export trends and the prospects for self-sustained growth, trade and development, international economic order and equity in development, economic reforms and speeches, press-conferences, interviews during his tenure as the prime minister.”
It mentioned further, “Each volume will be introduced by an expert in the field, such as Dr C Rangarajan, Professor K Sundaram, Professor Nicholas Stern with Shantanu Singh, and Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee. The set of volumes would conserve and reflect on the life and work of an academic who has had a deep imprint on India and its economy.”
The last two volumes of the tract, which are relatively heavier as compared to the first four volumes are tellingly titled, The Prime Minister Speaks (Volume I and II).