Rukmini S. on what data can and cannot tell us about modern India | On Books podcast

Data journalist Rukmini S. discusses her book 'Whole Numbers and Half Truths'

January 04, 2022 07:07 pm | Updated January 05, 2022 11:29 am IST

In "Whole Numbers and Half Truths", data journalist Rukmini S. delves deep into a range of numbers to answer some of the burning questions India is dealing with, from crime and how India votes to how India handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on on-the-ground reporting and backed with data, the book questions some of the most deeply-held conventional wisdoms about politics and society in India. Guest : Rukmini S., author, Whole Numbers and Half Truths

Host : Ananth Krishnan, China correspondent, The Hindu

Edited by : Ranjani Srinivasan

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