This is a gem of a book for readers interested in a pictorial history of the Nehru families. The family photos are many and beautifully…
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An Infectious read – Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
I first read this biography in 2006. Rereading it now that her granddaughter Priyanka Gandhi has entered politics it is still the best biography on…
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A gem – The Great Fear of 1857: Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising
This excellent book focuses on the events of the first 6 months of 1857 which led to the outbreak of the Indian mutiny { called…
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The definitive history on the Amritsar shooting – Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear and the Making of a Massacre
When General Dyer died, the great imperialist poet Rudyard Kipling sent a wreath with these words ” He did his duty as he saw it.”…
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