India After Gandhi

Name : India After Gandhi

Author : Ramachandra Guha

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Biographies

ISBN : 9789382616979

Language : English

Pages : 801-900 Pages

Publish Year : 2023

Publisher : Picador india

Sub Genre : Diaries & Journals

Ramachandra Guha says in the prologue of “India after Gandhi” that in India, history seems to end in 1947. He quotes the educationist Krishna Kumar who says that ‘for Indian children, history itself comes to an end with Partition and Independence’. As a product of the Indian education system, I couldn’t agree more with both these men and it wasn’t until I read ‘India after Gandhi’ that the magnitude of history I carry with me by way of legacy dawned on me.

‘India after Gandhi’ is a journey of Independent India- struggling to maintain its democracy, breaking apart due to enormous differences of language and religion among its people, fighting and killing within itself but always coming together again, stronger than ever. Guha in his prologue, calls India an ‘unnatural nation’, far too separated by the dimensions of language, religion and caste. So many tiny, little fragments come together as one country. Today, more than 60 years after Independence, these fragments are still together, making India probably the most diverse country in the world. Guha chronicles this journey of India towards finding its own identity, fighting its way through innumerable challenges but remaining united and strong through it all.

The book is extremely well-researched and Guha seems to have visited every possible archive in his attempt to document Indian history after 1947. He presents his facts in

Country of Origin : India