India After Gandhi
10 February 2011Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Born against a background of privation and civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united and democratic country. Ramachandra Guha’s hugely acclaimed book tells the full story – the pain and the struggle, the humiliations and the glories – of the world’s largest and least likely democracy.
While India is sometimes...
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10 February 2011300 pages
9780330540209Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Finally, here is a history of democratic India that is every bit as sweeping as the country itself. A magisterial workFinancial Times
Guha has given democratic India the rich, well-paced history it deserves
Washington Post
An insightful, spirited and elegantly crafted account of India since 1947.Times Literary Supplement
India after Gandhi is a magnificently told history of the world's largest democracy. It is a riveting story with unforgettable characters and towering challenges, immense greatness and extraordinary venality, soaring hopes and profound disappointment.
India Today
