How does lobbying work actually work? Just endless meetings with babus or taking politicians for fancy lunches like they do in DC? Not interested so much in the shady stuff and bribery stuff but the legitimate day-to-day practice. If there is such a thing
Rajan had argued “three factors — land, natural resources and government contracts or loicenses — are the predominant sources of wealth of India’s billionaires.”
If you want to do some serious research, look for folks on LinkedIn with the title Government Affairs. They will usually be working for large Indian businesses. You can reach out to them and try your luck, though most likely either there will be no response or a sugarcoated one. An internship at the office might give some more insight.
Also, you can read The Ken's article on Vidhi which will also give you a lot more idea about how things work in India.
What is the kinda work that happens in such organisations ?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-slips-6-spots-to-86th-rank-on-corruption-index/articleshow/80533471.cms
https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/british-raj-to-billionaire-raj-india-income-inequality-top-1-percent/story/259780.html
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/roiw.12439
Rajan had argued “three factors — land, natural resources and government contracts or loicenses — are the predominant sources of wealth of India’s billionaires.”
https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/the-rise-of-new-plutocracy-114102500004_1.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-44-years-india-lost-at-least-rs-17-trillion-to-tax-havens/story-8rTjbju22U2KQR9KmJ1qAP.html
https://gfintegrity.org/report/country-case-study-india/
Also, you can read The Ken's article on Vidhi which will also give you a lot more idea about how things work in India.