Shekhar Gupta’s book ‘Anticipating India’ launched in Mumbai

The Indian Express editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta's book 'Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest' was launched in Mumbai on Thursday.
Seen here: Shekhar Gupta in conversation with BJP leader and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie at Trident hotel in Nariman Point, Mumbai. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty)

Managing director of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh and economist Lord Meghnad Desai among other guests at the launch of Shekhar Gupta’s book Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

The Indian Express Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta with writer and politician Arun Shourie at the launch of Shekhar Gupta’s book Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest at the Trident in Nariman Point, Mumbai. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

Economist Lord Meghnad Desai makes a point at the book launch in Mumbai. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

Shekhar Gupta, his wife and Arun Shourie pose with the book 'Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest'. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

Uday S Kotak, Execuive Vice Chairman & Managing director Kotak Bank speaks at the event. (IE Photo)

Wholetime Director & Head of The Indian Express New Media, Anant Goenka in conversation with Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman, Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited at Shekhar Gupta's book launch in Mumbai. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

Parmit Jhaveri, CEO, Citi India at the event.

Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises at the event. (IE Photo)

Writer Shobhaa De poses with husband Dilip De at the book launch. (IE Photo: Vasant Prabhu)

Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman &Managing Director at Hindustan Construction Company at the event. (IE Photo)

Theatre-person Dolly Thakore is engrossed at the event. (IE Photo)

Adil Zainulbhai, Senior Advisor at McKinsey and Independent Director at Reliance Industries Limited interacts with other guests at the event. (IE Photo)

The Indian Express editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta's book titled 'Anticipating India: The Best of National Interest' was launched on Tuesday in Mumbai a city which the book devotes several pages trying to understand why the maximum city has rapidly lost its sheen. Seen here: Shekhar Gupta in conversation with BJP leader and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie at Trident hotel in Nariman Point, Mumbai.

The book is a compilation of some of the best of Gupta’s weekly columns titled “National Interest” and has a total of 900-odd columns spread through 19 years that captured India’s political territory and trends most presciently week after week in The Indian Express. Seen here: The Indian Express editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta in conversation with BJP leader and former cabinet minister Arun Shourie at Trident hotel in Nariman Point, Mumbai. (Express Photo: Amit Chakravarty)

(From left) Devendra Bharma, Executive Vice President, Oberoi Hotels &Resorts, Mumbai; Arun Shourie; Shekhar Gupta and Yatin Shah, Executive Director, IIFL Private Wealth Management display the book Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest. (IE Photo: Pradip Das)

Columnist Tavleen Singh in conversation with Arun Shourie. (IE Photo: Vasant Prabhu)

Screen Editor Priyanka Sinha Jha with husband Piyush Jha at the launch of Shekhar Gupta’s book Anticipating India — The Best of National Interest at the Trident in Nariman Point, Mumbai. (IE Photo: Vasant Prabhu)