![]() ![]() Published to coincide with seventy years of the country’s independence, this definitive history of modern India is the work of one of the world’s finest scholars at the height of his powers. This tenth anniversary edition, revised and expanded, brings the narrative up to the present. In the last decade, India has witnessed, among other things, two general elections, the fall of the Congress and the rise of Narendra Modi, a major anti-corruption movement, more violence against women, Dalits and religious minorities, a wave of prosperity for some but the persistence of poverty for others, comparative peace in Nagaland but greater discontent in Kashmir than ever before. ![]() A riveting chronicle of the often brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and of the extraordinary individuals and institutions who held it together, it established itself as a classic when it was first published in 2007. India After Gandhi Paperback Augby Ramachandra Guha (Author) 3,711 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.74 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 43.41 5 Used from 32.23 24 New from 32.26 Paperback 17.55 9 Used from 13.57 Great on Kindle Great Experience. ![]() Book of the Year - The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out and Outlook Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award Ramachandra Guha’s India after Gandhi is a magisterial account of the pains, struggles, humiliations and glories of the world’s largest and least likely democracy. ![]()
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