8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

1/7

Submitted By : Ashish Chopra

ADR 247 Roll # 13

Book Review

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

2/7

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 Born on April 29, 1958 in Dehradun.

 Alma Mater: The Doon School  St. Stephen’s olle!e

  Delhi School o" #conomics

  $$M alcutta %&'M( RAMACHANDRA GUHA

 )esearch $nterests include en*ironmental, social, political and cric+et histor.

 olumnist "or The Tele!raph and -industan Times. Also contriuted to The

ara*an, /utloo+ ma!a0ines in addition to *arious academic ournals.

 Maor Achie*ements : 'adma Bhushan %29(

  Sahita A+ademi A3ard %211(

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

3/7

Contd..

 /ther 3or+s include : 4andhi Be"ore $ndia, Ma+ers o" Modern $ndia ,

#n*ironmentalism.

 /3in! to his lar!e od o" 3or+, co*erin! a 3ide ran!e o" "ields and

ieldin! a lar!e numer o" rational insi!hts has made him a si!ni"icant

  "i!ure in $ndian -istorical Studies: ma+in! him one o" the maor historians

o" the 2th and 21st centur.

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

4/7

Author : )amachandra 4uha

an!ua!e : #n!lish

'ulished : 28

4enre : -istor

)eason To /pt "or this oo+:$nterested in +no3in! the e*ents

 post independence and ho3 the

shaped the "uture o" the countr.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

5/7

ontd..

 Di*ided into 5 parts in hronolo!ical

/rder 3ith each part descriin! a period

  a"ter 1967 !i*in! detailed account o"

the happenin!s o" that time in $ndia.

 'A)T 1: '$$4 ' T-# '$##S

 

 'A)T 2: #-)’S $D$A

 'A)T ;: S-A$4 T-# #T)#

 'A)T 6: )$S# /& '/'$SM

 'A)T 5: A -$ST/)< /& #=#TS

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

6/7

Critical evaluation and recommendation

 This !i*es a rational account o" the contriutions made indi*iduals 3hohelped to shape the "uture o" our ountr.

  >ritin! stle is simple et attracti*e i.e. Bindin! .

  niased : /nl "acts are presented.

 /nl disad*anta!e: too much "acts ? in"ormation.

 Highly Recommended "or those 3ho are e*en remotel interested in

+no3in! aout the historical e*ents that shaped the "uture o" $ndia post

$ndependence.

8/17/2019 Ashish BookReview

7/7

 

THANK YOU