India: From Midnight to the Millennium and Beyond Paperback – 1 April 2012
by Shashi Tharoor (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 432
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, a new nation was born. It has seventeen major languages and 22,000 distinct dialects. It has over a billion individuals of every ethnic extraction known to humanity. It has a population that is 32 percent illiterate, but also one of the world’s largest pools of trained scientists and engineers. Its ageless civilization is the birthplace of four major religions, a dozen different traditions of classical dance, and three hundred ways of cooking a potato. Shashi Tharoor’s India is a fascinating portrait of one of the world’s most interesting countries—its politics, its mentality, and its cultural riches. An eloquent argument for the importance of India to the future of America and the industrialized world, the book flows with the energy and erudition that distinguished his prize-winning novels. A New York Times Notable Book, this work of remarkable depth and startling originality combines elements of political scholarship, personal reflection, memoir, fiction, and polemic, all illuminated in vivid and compelling prose.
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424 pages
1 April 2012
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Publisher : Arcade Publishing; 1st edition (1 April 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 424 pages
4.4 out of 5 stars 432
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Uday
5.0 out of 5 stars Real factsReviewed in India on 5 June 2023
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Shashi Tharoor is an international name and his English is master piece.everyone must read and enjoy
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Krishna Shetty
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United States on 25 March 2017
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It was good.
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Arthur K
4.0 out of 5 stars India-- glory, warts and all!Reviewed in the United States on 23 January 2022
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An impressive account of India as a nation, done with candour and love. In addition to the challenges, Tharoor offers bold solutions! A great book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars good book.Reviewed in India on 22 August 2023
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found this book very good. it traces the times of early independence to present times. beautifully written. It is not terrifying as some reviewers said of its tough language. very readable and enlightening.
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salima
5.0 out of 5 stars an enjoyable and enlightening bookReviewed in India on 4 January 2020
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this book made me think, and now i have to readjust my entire worldview. i read this one first because i wanted to see if mr. tharoor had made any predictions that came true, and now i will read his latest to see what he thinks is coming in the future. the best thing that can be said about any book i think is that it changed someone's point of view, and it gave me a different outlook on a lot of things. i thought i had made certain decisions based on fact and reason but i can see now they were totally based on sentimentality. i also found out i knew nothing about economics.
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