Democracy on the Road

{{short description|2019 book by Ruchir Sharma}}

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Democracy on the Road: A 25 Year Journey through India is a 2019 book by Indian investor Ruchir Sharma. It is an examination of Indian elections, and politics, in the post-independence period, with a specific focus on state and national elections between 1998 and 2018.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-books/book-review-democracy-on-the-road-by-ruchir-sharma-734533.html |title=Book review: Democracy on the Road by Ruchir Sharma |last=Bose |first=M K Chandra |date=2019-05-19 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |access-date=2019-08-24}} It is based on annual road expeditions that Sharma organized and participated in, along with a group of journalists, to track elections in India.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ft.com/content/01bf2844-524a-11e9-9c76-bf4a0ce37d49 |title=Democracy on the Road — a grassroots journey through India |last=Mallet |first=Victor |date=2019-04-04 |website=Financial Times |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-08-24}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/books/democracys-dividends/article26358176.ece |title=Democracy's dividends |last=Krishnan |first=Aarati |website=The Hindu Business Line |date=24 February 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-08-24}}