{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Navin Kabra&#039;s Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin","author_name":"navin","author_url":"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/author\/navin-2","title":"Can India afford its villages? - Navin Kabra&#039;s Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"amANJszsiT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/economics\/can-india-afford-its-villages\">Can India afford its villages?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/economics\/can-india-afford-its-villages\/embed#?secret=amANJszsiT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Can India afford its villages?&#8221; &#8212; Navin Kabra&#039;s Blog\" data-secret=\"amANJszsiT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/smritiweb.com\/navin\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"An editorial in livemint puts forth the thesis that the answer to rural India&#8217;s problems does not lie in the development of the villages, but rather in the development of the villagers. And they claim, paradoxically, that the best way to do that is to convert them into city dwellers. There has been a general &hellip; Continue reading"}