Book Summary of India After Gandhi: The History Of The World's Largest Democracy
Amagisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi is a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together. An intricately researched and elegantly written epic history peopled with larger-than-life characters, it is the work of a major scholar at the peak of his abilities.
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| Book: | India After Gandhi: The History Of The World\'s Largest Democracy |
| Author: | Ramachandra Guha |
| ISBN: | 0330505548 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780330505543,978-0330505543 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publishing Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan India |
| Edition: | Reprint |
| Number of Pages: | 944 |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | C |
Nonetheless the name says 'India After Gandhi' but the narrative starts right from the Sepoy Mutiny days. Ramchandra Guha splendidly tracks down all important events in the history of India. Right from Partition and Riots and various famous and infamous incidents and the contribution of various freedom fighter and leaders pre and post Independence. Author has still missed upon a few significant ones like - Subhash Chandra Bose, Khudiram Bose, Madan Lal Dhingra, Uddham Singh, Bipin Chandra Pal, Bagha Jatin and the likes...
ReplyDeleteDetailed descritption has been given of the period when the counrty was in the hands of the Monarchs (Nehru-Gandhi) which ends with the death of the Rajiv Gandhi. Which gives the description of the various incidents like Blue-Star Operation and the Emergency rule under Indira. Aurthor also describes all the wars faught with China and Pakisthan and one of them which inturn led to the formation of Bangladesh.
LTTE in Ceylon and the rise of Naxal are a treat as it helps to relate with the current events in Sri Lanka and Gadchiroli (maharashtra). Mr Guha have not even missed the Union Carbide gas tragedy in Bhopal and Godhra carnage that marked the rise of a new leader with a good 'M' to his name(Narendra Modi).
The pace slakens at the end with a detailed description in the field of Indian Cinema, art and culture.
Overall the book is nothing less than an epic which can easily replace any Social Studies book of primary. With a splendid narration just the author has dealt the subject like that of any screenplay.
I would recommend it as no other book in the recent past enriches the reader with so much in just one pack.