In a world where technology is rapidly advancing, it's easy to get caught up in the pursuit of efficiency and centralization. But what if we're missing out on something more important? The author of this piece, a professor at Ashoka University, takes a critical look at the concept of 'capitalitis' and its impact on our society. Capitalitis, as defined by the author, is the tendency to believe that policies devised in the national capital can be easily transplanted to the rest of the country without considering the unique challenges and needs of different regions. This disease, as the author calls it, is a symptom of a deeper issue: a lack of conviviality. Conviviality, in the author's view, is a society where no center holds absolutely, diversity is accommodated, and industrial-level efficiency is not the chief metric that measures performance. The author argues that building a social nation requires conv
