A new book has just been launched, covering the growth and impacts of the Internet in India: NetChakra (http://netChakra.net). It is a compilation of 30+ essays by Internet pioneers, entrepreneurs and analysts in India covering key developments after commercial Internet access was launched in countries around the world in 1995. The book’s Web site has a novel feature: a chronology of Internet developments and launches in India, collectively compiled by the Internet community! India is one of the largest Internet markets in the world but also has a huge digital divide.This book covers a wide range of Internet business and digital inclusion issues, and the lessons and structure of the book can be picked up by practitioners in other countries as well.

About the Editors

Dr. Madanmohan Rao, Consultant/Author; BANGALORE
Founder, Indian Proverbs project http://twitter.com/IndianProverbs http://IndianProverbs.in
Co-founder, Bangalore KM Community (www.kcommunity.org)
Research Projects Director, Mobile Monday (www.mobilemonday.net)
Research Director, Indian Music Experience Museum http://bit.ly/gL8ZEc
Official blogger, BaliSpirit Festival 2010 http://bit.ly/ec8utW

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Osama Manzar

Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation http://www.defindia.net
Founder, Manthan Awards (www.manthanaward.org) and mBillionth awards
(http://mbillionth.in)
Authored, “e-Content: Voices from the Ground”
(http://www.econtentworldwide.org)
Grand Jury Member, World Summit Awards(http://www.wsis-award.org)
Twitter: @OsamaManzar