
2023
Paperback
801-900 Pages
Diaries & Journals
India After Gandhi
Ramachandra Guha
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9789382616979
Biographies
Picador india
English
India
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
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