GST and Its Aftermath: Is Consumer Really the King? ;takes a close look at the ongoing debate on the indirect tax reform initiative in India. It explains in simple, layperson parlance the complex structure of indirect taxation in India—both in the past and in the present—and sheds light on the various dimensions of the tax system and how it affects all our lives. This thought-provoking assessment of GST presents the ideas and concepts that gave birth to this new system of taxation and discusses its immediate implications on the Indian economy. Just as GST is meant to empower consumers, this book is designed to empower citizens!
About the Author
Govind Bhattacharjee is a civil service officer currently working as Director General at the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in New Delhi.
Debasis Bhattacharya is an academician and currently a senior faculty member at Amity Business School, Amity University, Gurgaon. He is a member of the Centre for BRICS Studies, a Centre of Excellence in the university.
Anand, V. Eshwar: - V. Eshwar Anand was a senior Editor with an academic bent of mind. He did his BA (honours with distinction) from Rayagada Autonomous College, Odisha, and MA, MPhil and PhD in political science from Berhampur University with a fellowship from the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad.
He held senior editorial positions in the Indian Express, Deccan Herald (both Bengaluru) and the Tribune (Chandigarh). Before joining the Indian Express in 1987 and as a research scholar, Dr Anand contributed Edit Page articles in the Statesman and Hindustan Times.
He was a specialist in public administration and constitutional law with primary focus on legislature, executive and judiciary. He also wrote on media laws, ethics and communication, integrity institutions, public policy and governance, electoral reforms and development administration.
He was associated with programmes organised by top institutions such as the Supreme Court of India, the Election Commission of India, the Central Information Commission, the Second Administrative Reforms Commission and prominent NGOs such as the Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch.
He was Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC), Symbiosis International University (SIU), Pune, where he taught editing and reporting, media laws and ethics, development journalism, democracy and political parties, integrity institutions, constitutional law and elections.
As Member, Academic Council, and Board of Studies, Faculty of Media, Communication and Design, SIU, he was closely associated with the curriculum design and development of the university's postgraduate department of journalism and mass communication. He guided a good number of PhD research scholars registered with SIU. He was also Member, Board of Examinations, SIU.
He had contributed articles for national and international publications, presented papers, moderated discussions and presided over national and international conferences. He was nominated to the Advisory Council, World Education Congress, 2017.
He was Member, International Organising Committee and the Board of Editors of the International Conference on Nation-Building 2017: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Social, Economic and Political Development held in Bangkok, Thailand (28-30 May 2017). He also organised the First International Conference on Media and Communication at SIMC (6-8 October 2016).
Dr Anand was a recipient of the National Education Award (India's Best Professor Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication) for 2015 and 2016, and the Best Paper Award (Reforms and Best Practices) Honorable Mention at the Tenth International Conference on Public Administration held at the School of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, in October 2014. He also received New Delhi's India International Centre Award, the Olive I. Reddick (Senior) Prize and the Karpoor Chandra Kulish Award for Excellence in Print Journalism.
Jayanthi, K.: - Jayanthi Krishnamachary, co-editor of this volume, is a senior Editor in print journalism with over three decades of experience. An alumnus of Madras Christian College, she has an MA in English and holds a postgraduate diploma in journalism.
She started her career in journalism with a brief stint in the Mail in Chennai. She moved to Bengaluru in 1981 to join the Indian Express where she left an indelible impression as desk chief, at the mofussil desk and news desk.
She moved to the Indian Express, Chennai, in 1990, where she rose to the position of Deputy News Editor. In addition to her various responsibilities on news desk, she edited Expressweek, a weekly supplement, and the cinema and culture pages. Jayanthi joined Frontline in 1998, where she is presently a Senior Deputy Editor. She has attended the Neiman Foundation's Conference on narrative journalism. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in English.
