India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

The writer is a Congress sympathizer which made this book very biased better to opt for foreign authors who wrote the whole facts instead of cherry picking the facts to their favour, so yeah don't waste your valuable time with this 900 page long book as there are better unbiased and neutral books on Amazon

If telling a story is an art, Ramachandra Guha Sir is an indispensible master of it. Through is writing he has yet again proved that ' Simplicity is the best form of Sophistication'.Although it's a huge novel of around 800 pages, but once you sit with it you get so engrossed that you just can't leave it in between. Maybe it's not the best book if you are preparing for any competitive exam but otherwise it is certainly a book every Indian must read -wonderfully and deeply researched consolidated form of post independent history of India."No Other Book" comes even close in describing the events of 70 years journey of Independent India and how it has shaped our present. It's not just about the political history but talks about real meaning of democracy to a common man , freedom of speech, ethnicity, communalism, federalism , culture and other similar aspects.This is the most authentic source to know about the actual facts for any lay man instead of reading the manipulated history told by politicians via speeches and social networking platforms.It is a book that will transform you from semi-literates to literates as far as post independent history is concerned. And only semi-literates can be manipulated by the discourses established with an agenda and not based on facts.

Best book for indian history after independence..Ram chandra Guha is a refined intellectual and writer, thank you for such a book.everyone must Read this book

India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy is a book by Indian historian Ramchandra Guha published by HarperCollins in August 2007. A history of the Indian nation after it gained independence from the British Empire on 15 August 1947, India after Gandhi was chosen Book of the Year by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and Outlook, among others. The book won the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for English.

I wanted to read the real 'facts' about my country's history, rather than curated 'opinions' that are sadly rampant in today's mainstream and social media, touted by so-called experts as well as laymen. I wanted to know facts so that I could develop my own opinion. This book proved to be an excellent resource to achieve this. It is a detailed account of Indian political history from Independence till 2016. It may be daunting to look at the 800 pages of history, but the book is surprisingly easy to read. It is very engaging and there is something new to learn in every page. It is well-researched and unbiased. Even for personalities like Gandhi, Nehru, Patel and Ambedkar who are hero-worshipped by most, the book shares facts about their strengths as well as weaknesses, their escapades as well as misadventures. The author has taken great care to share only historical facts and give no personal opinion at all whatsoever. It is left for the reader to form an opinion, and I advise that you do that only after you have read the entire book. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested to know about the political history of free India, and especially to those who want to make an informed choice before elections.