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@Jairaj wrote:

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I like to read one good book about Indian History at the time of Independence(Before/After). Any suggestions please?

India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha

As the name suggests, It takes you on a journey back in time right after India got Independence. It’s a gem of a book. I would highly recommend it.

"@batman(retired)":https://www.desidime.com/users/...83 wrote:

India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha As the name suggests, It takes you on a journey back in time right after India got Independence. It's a gem of a book. I would highly recommend it.

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"@Magus":https://www.desidime.com/users/...03 I agree with you that it's difficult, if not impossible, to encapsulate 60 years of rich Indian history in mere 800 pages or so. But guess what? He has done exactly that in this book. The book incorporates almost all the topics you mentioned above and also a few others. Though I must admit it doesn't capture all the small details but it's good enough to get you started. I would like to read about Indian history before independence. Do you have anything compelling in mind?:-}

@batman wrote:

@Jairaj wrote:

Bump

I like to read one good book about Indian History at the time of Independence(Before/After). Any suggestions please?

India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha

As the name suggests, It takes you on a journey back in time right after India got Independence. It’s a gem of a book. I would highly recommend it.

Thanks. I’ll go for it.

@Magus wrote:

@batman wrote:

@Magus

I agree with you that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to encapsulate 60 years of rich Indian history in mere 800 pages or so. But guess what? He has done exactly that in this book. The book incorporates almost all the topics you mentioned above and also a few others. Though I must admit it doesn’t capture all the small details but it’s good enough to get you started.

I would like to read about Indian history before independence. Do you have anything compelling in mind?:-}

Thanks for the review.

Sorry mate, no idea about books on history before / after independence. I’m not much into the history of nations.
I’m more of a “history of thought / philosophy / religion” guy.

Perhaps, @Dr Anshuman could throw some light on your query.

Have you read ‘The Story of Philosophy’? How is it?

PS: I purchased this book long ago. It was lying on a footpath along with some other books. Purchased it for 20rs! Philosophy for 20rs.. Lol

"@batman(retired)":https://www.desidime.com/users/...83 wrote:

"@Magus":https://www.desidime.com/users/...03 I agree with you that it's difficult, if not impossible, to encapsulate 60 years of rich Indian history in mere 800 pages or so. But guess what? He has done exactly that in this book. The book incorporates almost all the topics you mentioned above and also a few others. Though I must admit it doesn't capture all the small details but it's good enough to get you started. I would like to read about Indian history before independence. Do you have anything compelling in mind?:-}

@marketdimer wrote:

No surendra mohan pathak fan here?

I must have read all his Sunil and Vimal series during college days.

tell us the best book of that author

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"@marketdimer":https://www.desidime.com/users...23 wrote:

No surendra mohan pathak fan here? I must have read all his Sunil and Vimal series during college days.

tell us the best book of that author

"@Dr Anshuman":https://www.desidime.com/users/...21 wrote:
A.L. Basham's "The Wonder That Was India" . Gotta warn you though. Its ginormous as you would expect.

"@Dr Anshuman":https://www.desidime.com/users/...21 wrote:
Keep in mind this was written several decades back. Some of the concepts for ex. Aryan Invasion theory hv since been disproved.

"@Dr Anshuman":https://www.desidime.com/users/...21 wrote:
More modern works by Romila Thapar,Bipan Chandra are just way too influenced by Marxist ideologies. +Apparently to be secular in India means you hv to bash the Hindu majority!+

@Jairaj wrote:

Have you read ‘The Story of Philosophy’? How is it?

PS: I purchased this book long ago. It was lying on a footpath along with some other books. Purchased it for 20rs! Philosophy for 20rs.. Lol

Do read it. It’s a gem of a book. You will never get the feeling that it is a philosophical book, where “philosophical” generally means boring. Will Durant is one of those rare philosphers / historians who understood that philosophy could never be divorced completely from the way the philosopher lived. It reflects in every page of the book.

@rovio.29 wrote:

@marketdimer wrote:

No surendra mohan pathak fan here?

I must have read all his Sunil and Vimal series during college days.

tell us the best book of that author

@Jairaj Batman and others are right. Actually its not easy to find some work that is comprehensive or has something more than the obvious, without the views being too coloured based on editor/ writer’s perception.

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Been a while but saw 9789351763253 on the desk of a student
preparing for some exams. And there are lighter works like 9788126900855.

Somehow I too have found Guha or Thapar to be bit elitist and coloured.

As @Magus mentioned, if you want to delve more specifically into specific aspects.. you may think of more local thinkers of our times. But that means going vernacular or risking a translation.

Just the other day in some book topic, i mentioned Kuldeep Nayyar’s Dur ke Padosi (Distant Neighbours)
http://central.tnopac.gov.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-...

some look at it from the socio-political prism. Others like Florence Nightingale raised voice about and wrote a lot on health and other issue pertaining to the subcontinent.

I am obviously refraining from getting into the unidirectional, almost fictional works like ‘Freedom at Midnight’ by Collins or even other works of Kuldeep Nayyar (like Scoop!) that are a mere collage of various ‘information’ at best.

@Magus wrote:

+100
I wonder why they don’t do the same with the other religions as well. Fear of persecution?

Fear of Execution, maybe..:-P

@Jairaj wrote:

@Magus wrote:

+100
I wonder why they don’t do the same with the other religions as well. Fear of persecution?

Fear of Execution, maybe..:-P

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heard that Mallya saab is organising one, with many biggies like Lalit Modi, Subroto Roy, Asaram, Kaskar family in attendance.

It seems he got the Idea after he heard that many who wouldn’t want to do Surya Namaskar will be driven to sea. Such a party animal I say so now all ‘at sea’ Bhartiya junta can party hard.

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"@Jairaj":https://www.desidime.com/users/...59 wrote:

"@Magus":https://www.desidime.com/users/...03 wrote:

+100 I wonder why they don't do the same with the other religions as well. Fear of persecution?

Fear of Execution, maybe..:-P

anyone going to the Yacht party this weekend? ` ` heard that Mallya saab is organising one, with many biggies like Lalit Modi, Subroto Roy, Asaram, Kaskar family in attendance. It seems he got the Idea after he heard that many who wouldn't want to do Surya Namaskar will be driven to sea. Such a party animal I say so now all 'at sea' Bhartiya junta can party hard.

that is actually good for you.

would not get much into the details as this is a book lovers topic and also it might get the politico-religious tag.

sorry and kindly ignore.

if the _ _ _ _ is inevitable, might as well e _ _ _ _ it.

Just finished reading Foundation by Isaac Asimov. The first book in the series of the same name.

"@hellblazer33":https://www.desidime.com/users/...33 wrote:

Hey guys suggest me some books i am interested in on- 1. ww2 hitler gas chambers or ww2 hitler torturing 2. einstein's hyphothesis theory/space time relativity/quantum physics 3.Black hole theory 4. Alchemy 5.Ancient indian historical futuristic stuffs of vedas

@aviatcogni wrote:

(I finshed my goal of 100 books/last year….This year I am planning for 200 books..wish me luck)

You can refer my list on goodreads

"@Magus":https://www.desidime.com/users/...03 wrote:

"@aviatcogni":https://www.desidime.com/users...32 wrote:

(I finshed my goal of 100 books/last year....This year I am planning for 200 books..wish me luck)

"@aviatcogni":https://www.desidime.com/users...32 wrote:

You can refer my list on goodreads

"@Magus":https://www.desidime.com/users/...03 wrote:

"@aviatcogni":https://www.desidime.com/users...32 wrote:

You can refer my list on goodreads

Link?

@Magus wrote:

@hellblazer33 wrote:

Hey guys suggest me some books i am interested in on-
1. ww2 hitler gas chambers or ww2 hitler torturing
2. einstein’s hyphothesis theory/space time relativity/quantum physics
3.Black hole theory
4. Alchemy
5.Ancient indian historical futuristic stuffs of vedas