Inside India today

by Dilip Hiro

Events in the Indian sub-continent during the 1970s, where, in the summer of 1975, the ruling party engineered a constitutional coup by declaring a national emergency, re-emphasised the need for a fuller understanding of India s social system and people. First published the following year, in 1976, Inside India Todayattempted to fulfil that need. Drawing on personal interviews, conducted during his two years travels throughout the country collecting a mass of first hand evidence, and on various surveys and studies published in the press, the author sketches a broad portrait of Indian life in the villages and cities. Hiro relates this research to the existing socio-political structure of the the constitutional framework, the electoral system, the performance of the Indian National Congress and the Communist system. Written in an accessible, engaging styleand containing a wealth of information and insight, Inside India Todayis a major contribution towards the scholarship surrounding this complex and fascinating country."

Genres: Travel

331 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Ram]

this is a piece of art by an NRI to do justice from prospectives of India. Covers comprehensive nerve of India and equally admired as the best that Mr. Hiro has worked so far.