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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. The Colonial Career of Technical Knowledge 27
2. Building the IITs 58
3. Challenging Hierarchies of Value in Madras 81
4. IIT Madras’s 1960s Generation 115
5. Testing Merit 153
6. Contesting Reservation 204
7. Brand IIT 258
Conclusion 315
Notes 325
Acknowledgments 357
Index 363

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
1. The Colonial Career of Technical Knowledge 27
2. Building the IITs 58
3. Challenging Hierarchies of Value in Madras 81
4. IIT Madras’s 1960s Generation 115
5. Testing Merit 153
6. Contesting Reservation 204
7. Brand IIT 258
Conclusion 315
Notes 325
Acknowledgments 357
Index 363

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