The High Cost of Hunger: How Expensive It Is to Be Poor

In a nation of abundant harvests why do 172.1 million Indians go hungry? The High Cost of Hunger: How Expensive It Is to Be Poor unravels India’s paradox of agricultural surplus and persistent malnutrition. From the Green Revolution to the National Food Security Act this book exposes systemic gaps and proposes transformative solutions—constitutional rights community kitchens and youth-driven agricultural reform. With 2030 looming can India harness its demographic dividend to achieve Zero Hunger? A powerful call to action for a hunger-free future.