Reading Stories.

Things I jot down while reading a book. They may not always make the best summaries or synopses, but will give you a good sense of my thoughts on the book.

Ramachandra Guha — India After Gandhi, Pts. I to III
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Ramachandra Guha — India After Gandhi, Pts. I to III

For all sorts of reasons wholly to do with the state of the State of India today, I’ve felt compelled to immerse myself in the history of India and the story of what it means to be Indian. The most popular and exhaustive history of post-independence India is Ramachandra Guha’s India After Gandhi, a book that’s graced several of my bookshelves from college to today.

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