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

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780330505543.

India after gandhi: the history of the worlds largest democracy focuses on the significant events in the history of india which highlight the core of its past and present, its politics, culture and society the chapters in the book deal with the struggle which india faced post almost a century of colonization, the components of indian culture, the return of caste and the revival of religion and the effects of war and globalization the book is also concerned with providing insights into the life of indias first prime minister, the troubled times of emergency during indira gandhis regime, the liberation of bangladesh and the lives of farmers, musicians, tribals and workers india after gandhi: the history of the worlds largest democracy meticulously describes how a country plagued by the evils of discrimination in terms of caste, creed, religion and language rose to form the worlds largest democracy a detailed account of events that shook the foundation of india and the events that helped