Nov 24 2024 to Nov 24 2024 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Did Rajaraja Chola, who built the world-renowned Brihadisvara temple in Tanjore, and Suryavarman II of Kambuja Desa (Cambodia), who built the world’s largest temple complex, Angkor Wat, erect these enduring marvels with a magic wand? Surely not. How did they nurture prosperity? What were the economic models that enabled them to leave the world awestruck?

Sriram Balasubramanian’s sequel to the pathbreaking Kautilyanomics answers these questions by examining Common Era empires and kingdoms ranging from the Cholas, Pallavas, Pandyas and Vijayanagara to Southeast Asian kingdoms. Balasubramanian audaciously puts forward a novel, indigenous and sustainable framework called Dharmanomics—a function of Kautilyan Dharmic capitalism, of a Dharmic ecosystem driven by temples and Sreni (corporate guilds) Dharma—that spans thousands of years. It was put into practice much before the likes of Adam Smith and modern economic thinkers. Dharmanomics seeks to present a coherent and structured economic framework based on the idea of Dharma for at least 1500 years.

In the session, Sriram Balasubramanian will share the key aspects from his book. A Q&A session with the audience will follow.
Speaker
Sriram Balasubramanian
Economist & Author

Sriram Balasubramanian is an economist and best selling author of Kautilyanomics for modern times. He has worked for several international organizations including the IMF in the past. His areas of interest include global macroeconomics, socio-economic trends in emerging markets and Indic/dharmic culture. He has written for several international publications such as Bloomberg, ForeignPolicy, The Wall Street Journal and Vox EU among others, as an independent columnist and has been an independent panellist on CNBCTV18. He has authored two books, JAMBA: The Joint Family(shortlisted for the Third Annual IAAC Literary Festival organised by the Indo-American Arts Council) and The Wizards, which has been featured in varied publications, including The Hindu. He is an alumnus of Columbia University, New York. He lives in Washington DC/Maryland area in USA.