Synopsis
'Magisterial' - The Financial Times
An updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies of the past decade, placing them in their proper sociological and historical context and setting out the author's justifiable concerns for the decline of democracy in India.
Born against a background of privation and civil war,...
Details
06 July 2023992 pages
9781035014729Imprint: 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 deservesWashington 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
