India is currently one of the fastest growing economies. This progress is to be celebrated but also needs to be critically understood. Is this growth seen throughout the country? Have small and medium towns participated in the development? Paromita Shastri addresses these questions in her book How India’s Small Towns Live (or Die)analyzing an extensive study of 30 small towns spread over the states of Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, and Bihar...