01/13Books every Indian should read
This August 15, as we celebrate India's 74th Independence Day let us take this opportunity to learn something new about our country and how we gained independence. Here are some of the best books which offer readers insight into that tricky time.
02/13'Jallianwala Bagh, 1919: The Real Story' by Kishwar Desai
This book is written by Kishwar Desai almost a 100 years after the brutal massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, where many people who had gathered to peacefully protest against the British Empire were shot dead. Though it has been a century since then, Punjab and the people there are still recovering from the shocking incident. In this book, Desai reconstructs the events of that crucial day and analysis General Dyer’s actions. 'Jallianwala Bagh, 1919: The Real Story' was published by Context in 2018.
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03/13'An Era of Darkness' by Shashi Tharoor
Image: Aleph Book Company
04/13'Remnants of a Separation' by Anchal Malhotra
Image: HarperCollins
05/13'Patriots, Poets and Prisoners'
Image: HarperCollins
06/13' Anandamath' by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Image: Oxford University Press
07/13'India's Struggle for Independence' by Bipan Chandra
Image: Penguin Random House
08/13India Wins Freedom by Abul Kalam Azad
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09/13Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
Picture Credit: Vikas Publishing House
10/13'The Great Partition' by Yasmin Khan
Picture Credit: Yale University Press
11/13'Makers of Modern India' by Ramachandra Guha
Image: Penguin India
12/13'His Majesty's Opponent' by Sugata Bose
Image: Penguin Random House
13/13'India: A Portrait' by Patrick French
Image: Penguin Random House
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