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Hitler and India: The Untold Story of his Hatred for the Country and its People
Purandare’s volume is extremely readable... Finally, someone has written the decisive book. – C. Christine Fair, Professor, Security Studies, Georgetown University
‘The Indians can think themselves lucky that we do not rule India. We should make their lives a misery!’ – Adolf Hitler in 1942
Hitler’s autobiography, Mein Kampf, is a perennial bestseller in India, with even street-side bookstalls prominently displaying stacks of it. The name ‘Hitler’ —anathema almost everywhere else in the world—is tossed about casually in the Indian subcontinent, not infrequently invoked in praise. Many Indians still harbour the notion that the Führer was a friend of the Indian people and had extended wholehearted support to their freedom struggle. To journalist and historian Vaibhav Purandare, this clearly suggested that Indians continued to be largely unaware of the German dictator’s views on India, in spite of the fact that they are unambiguously expressed in his own writings. This lacuna spurred him on to delve into the archives—in Germany, India and elsewhere.
The result of Purandare’s research is this comprehensive and painstaking portrait and analysis of Hitler’s outlook on India and its people, his opinion of their struggle against the British Raj, and his take on Indian history, culture and civilisation. Also within these pages are surprising details of Netaji Bose’s entanglement with the Reich, the experience of other Indians living in Nazi Germany, the mission that Hitler sent to the Himalayas in search of ‘pure-blood Aryans’, and a number of other little-known historical nuggets. Accessible and rich in detail, Hitler and India is the very first examination of what India meant to a figure who, perplexingly, remains quite alive in the country.
‘The Indians can think themselves lucky that we do not rule India. We should make their lives a misery!’ – Adolf Hitler in 1942
Hitler’s autobiography, Mein Kampf, is a perennial bestseller in India, with even street-side bookstalls prominently displaying stacks of it. The name ‘Hitler’ —anathema almost everywhere else in the world—is tossed about casually in the Indian subcontinent, not infrequently invoked in praise. Many Indians still harbour the notion that the Führer was a friend of the Indian people and had extended wholehearted support to their freedom struggle. To journalist and historian Vaibhav Purandare, this clearly suggested that Indians continued to be largely unaware of the German dictator’s views on India, in spite of the fact that they are unambiguously expressed in his own writings. This lacuna spurred him on to delve into the archives—in Germany, India and elsewhere.
The result of Purandare’s research is this comprehensive and painstaking portrait and analysis of Hitler’s outlook on India and its people, his opinion of their struggle against the British Raj, and his take on Indian history, culture and civilisation. Also within these pages are surprising details of Netaji Bose’s entanglement with the Reich, the experience of other Indians living in Nazi Germany, the mission that Hitler sent to the Himalayas in search of ‘pure-blood Aryans’, and a number of other little-known historical nuggets. Accessible and rich in detail, Hitler and India is the very first examination of what India meant to a figure who, perplexingly, remains quite alive in the country.
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May 25, 2022
The Second World War was a crucial turning point in Indian history too. There were attempts in the past by revolutionaries to ally with Britain’s rivals, but the British were never before on the verge of imminent collapse as it did in the early-1940s. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose used the opportunity to slip away from house arrest and reached Germany. Over the following months, he personally met Hitler, Mussolini and other Axis leaders and obtained their support to recruit imprisoned Indian soldiers of the British army into a new military outfit to fight for India’s freedom. With German funding and material help, Bose and his army fought valiantly in Southeast Asia but were eventually defeated along with their Axis sponsors. Seeing Germany’s sympathetic stance towards India in the War years, many Indians still believe that apart from his anti-Semitism, Hitler was benevolent to India. There are people who get excited at the initial Nazi victories during the War and regret Hitler’s disastrous invasion of the USSR for inviting a crushing defeat that led to Germany’s humiliation and his own suicide. But, was Hitler sympathetic to India and despised Britain for its colonial rule over it? This book provides the answer and it is a clear negative. Hitler was a racist to the core who believed that all other races should be subservient to the Whites. He thought the English could dominate the world through racial purity and the Englishman always knew how to be lord and not brother to the inferior classes. This book clearly describes the Nazi mindset in the period 1920 – 1945 and how it perceived Indians as sub-human. Vaibhav Purandare is a senior editor of The Times of India and has authored several books of national interest.
Colonial historians put forward the Aryan invasion theory to explain the disintegration of Harappan civilisation. Though this was not supported by facts and deliberately spread at the behest of the British, racial supremacists in Europe took to it with great élan. In keeping with the postulates of the theory, Hitler believed that white-skinned Aryans entered India and reached the height of metaphysical thought. Gradually, their racial purity was lost by mixing with the local population. The Germans were thought to be the true descendants of Aryans. Hitler’s view of India was largely shaped by the opinions of Houston Stewart Chamberlain who was a British who so admired Germany that he became a German citizen. Chamberlain in turn had picked up the French de Gobineau’s theory that the tall, lithe and handsome Germanic Aryans were superior to all other races and responsible for every great accomplishment in civilisation. Hitler’s close friend and editor Alfred Rosenberg termed Indians the ‘modern products of racial pollution’. In his words, Indians were ‘poor bastards’ or ‘wretched mongrels’.
Indian revolutionaries first engaged with Hitler in 1920-21, when the Nazi party took birth exploiting the troubled times in post-Versailles Germany. Hitler was skeptical to every effort by the Indians to team up with his party in their bid to defeat the British rulers. He refused to accept the assessment that the British empire was crumbling and deemed it to be wishful thinking. He was certain that Britain could lose India only in two ways: if it either fell victim to racial degeneration within its own administrative machinery or if it is compelled to do so by the sword of a powerful enemy. Both were thought to be impossible. As a corollary he held that colonized nations are inhabited by racially inferior people. Hitler described the Indian revolutionaries as ‘gabbling pomposities’ and ‘inflated Orientals’ in Mein Kampf, carrying in their head fanciful notions about their country’s independence from Britain. There were many Indian students in Germany who had enrolled for higher studies and industrial training. They were flabbergasted in 1926 when a bunch of Indians were displayed as ‘exhibits’ in the Berlin Zoo alongside other animals and birds. This clearest case of racial scorn exemplified the Nazi attitude to India.
Purandare includes more details of the interaction between Hitler and the Indian community both in India and Germany. Hitler discussed about the Indian situation in a private meeting with Lord Irwin in 1936. Irwin had taken up senior positions in British government after officiating earlier as Viceroy to India. He advised Irwin to ‘shoot Gandhi, and if that does not suffice to reduce them to submission, shoot a dozen leading members, and if that also does not suffice shoot 200 and so on until order is established’. In 1935, Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws outlawing sexual relations between Aryans and non-Aryans. Any sign of love or romance between and Indian and a German was a punishable offence as Indians were not deemed to be Aryans. Even then, strident anti-British revolutionaries strived for a consensus with Germany. Calcutta University expressed its willingness to introduce Mein Kampf as a textbook for post-graduate students of political economy if Hitler deleted all anti-India passages in the book. Hitler’s office promptly replied that the Fuhrer won’t grant permission to change of soften the wording since these were ‘fundamental considerations’ of the Nazi racial ideology. Hitler’s invasion of the USSR in mid-War was to conquer it and exploit its resources like a colony in imitation of what the British were doing to India.
A critical part of the book deals with how Bose managed the Nazis and their malicious ideology. Till the War began, Hitler always wanted to emulate Britain and make colonies for Germany elsewhere in the world. He did not permit any activity which would put unease on his relations with them. Consequently, Indian activists found it impossible to elicit even a cursory statement from Hitler sympathetic to Indian independence. However, after the war started, Germany hosted Bose to utilize the propaganda potential to embarrass the British. Bose swallowed his pride many times to get German help for his fight for India. At first, he refused to start anti-British propaganda unless Germany gave an assurance regarding freedom of India which Hitler was not prepared to do. A deadlock ensued and Nazis seriously considered shifting Bose to a neutral country but he budged eventually. A pact with Hitler was not welcomed enthusiastically by any group and a significant section of Indian nationalist press responded to Hitler’s mid-War overtures to India with sarcasm. Bose anyhow decided to use the string of early successes the Nazis had achieved in the initial phases of the War for a worthy purpose. Bose met Hitler only once and the interaction was dominated by a long monologue by Hitler. The only silver lining to emerge from this disappointing meeting was an offer to transport Bose to Asia in a German submarine. The Indian National Army was constituted from Indian POWs who took their customary oath on initiation in the names of both Hitler and Bose.
The book is an excellent one for reading pleasure because of the commendable style of diction. The book is rather short at only 177 reading pages, but compensates for its size with a wealth of previously unknown facts. The author could have given some more information on how the Nazis found the ancient Hindu symbol of swastika so attractive as to coopt it as the party’s icon. As a result, the swastika is conceived as a symbol of evil across the world, but in India it is an innocuous one, used since the ancient past.
The book is highly recommended.
Colonial historians put forward the Aryan invasion theory to explain the disintegration of Harappan civilisation. Though this was not supported by facts and deliberately spread at the behest of the British, racial supremacists in Europe took to it with great élan. In keeping with the postulates of the theory, Hitler believed that white-skinned Aryans entered India and reached the height of metaphysical thought. Gradually, their racial purity was lost by mixing with the local population. The Germans were thought to be the true descendants of Aryans. Hitler’s view of India was largely shaped by the opinions of Houston Stewart Chamberlain who was a British who so admired Germany that he became a German citizen. Chamberlain in turn had picked up the French de Gobineau’s theory that the tall, lithe and handsome Germanic Aryans were superior to all other races and responsible for every great accomplishment in civilisation. Hitler’s close friend and editor Alfred Rosenberg termed Indians the ‘modern products of racial pollution’. In his words, Indians were ‘poor bastards’ or ‘wretched mongrels’.
Indian revolutionaries first engaged with Hitler in 1920-21, when the Nazi party took birth exploiting the troubled times in post-Versailles Germany. Hitler was skeptical to every effort by the Indians to team up with his party in their bid to defeat the British rulers. He refused to accept the assessment that the British empire was crumbling and deemed it to be wishful thinking. He was certain that Britain could lose India only in two ways: if it either fell victim to racial degeneration within its own administrative machinery or if it is compelled to do so by the sword of a powerful enemy. Both were thought to be impossible. As a corollary he held that colonized nations are inhabited by racially inferior people. Hitler described the Indian revolutionaries as ‘gabbling pomposities’ and ‘inflated Orientals’ in Mein Kampf, carrying in their head fanciful notions about their country’s independence from Britain. There were many Indian students in Germany who had enrolled for higher studies and industrial training. They were flabbergasted in 1926 when a bunch of Indians were displayed as ‘exhibits’ in the Berlin Zoo alongside other animals and birds. This clearest case of racial scorn exemplified the Nazi attitude to India.
Purandare includes more details of the interaction between Hitler and the Indian community both in India and Germany. Hitler discussed about the Indian situation in a private meeting with Lord Irwin in 1936. Irwin had taken up senior positions in British government after officiating earlier as Viceroy to India. He advised Irwin to ‘shoot Gandhi, and if that does not suffice to reduce them to submission, shoot a dozen leading members, and if that also does not suffice shoot 200 and so on until order is established’. In 1935, Nazis passed the Nuremberg Laws outlawing sexual relations between Aryans and non-Aryans. Any sign of love or romance between and Indian and a German was a punishable offence as Indians were not deemed to be Aryans. Even then, strident anti-British revolutionaries strived for a consensus with Germany. Calcutta University expressed its willingness to introduce Mein Kampf as a textbook for post-graduate students of political economy if Hitler deleted all anti-India passages in the book. Hitler’s office promptly replied that the Fuhrer won’t grant permission to change of soften the wording since these were ‘fundamental considerations’ of the Nazi racial ideology. Hitler’s invasion of the USSR in mid-War was to conquer it and exploit its resources like a colony in imitation of what the British were doing to India.
A critical part of the book deals with how Bose managed the Nazis and their malicious ideology. Till the War began, Hitler always wanted to emulate Britain and make colonies for Germany elsewhere in the world. He did not permit any activity which would put unease on his relations with them. Consequently, Indian activists found it impossible to elicit even a cursory statement from Hitler sympathetic to Indian independence. However, after the war started, Germany hosted Bose to utilize the propaganda potential to embarrass the British. Bose swallowed his pride many times to get German help for his fight for India. At first, he refused to start anti-British propaganda unless Germany gave an assurance regarding freedom of India which Hitler was not prepared to do. A deadlock ensued and Nazis seriously considered shifting Bose to a neutral country but he budged eventually. A pact with Hitler was not welcomed enthusiastically by any group and a significant section of Indian nationalist press responded to Hitler’s mid-War overtures to India with sarcasm. Bose anyhow decided to use the string of early successes the Nazis had achieved in the initial phases of the War for a worthy purpose. Bose met Hitler only once and the interaction was dominated by a long monologue by Hitler. The only silver lining to emerge from this disappointing meeting was an offer to transport Bose to Asia in a German submarine. The Indian National Army was constituted from Indian POWs who took their customary oath on initiation in the names of both Hitler and Bose.
The book is an excellent one for reading pleasure because of the commendable style of diction. The book is rather short at only 177 reading pages, but compensates for its size with a wealth of previously unknown facts. The author could have given some more information on how the Nazis found the ancient Hindu symbol of swastika so attractive as to coopt it as the party’s icon. As a result, the swastika is conceived as a symbol of evil across the world, but in India it is an innocuous one, used since the ancient past.
The book is highly recommended.
December 30, 2021
I have always been amazed by how easily Mein Kemf is being sold in India, always getting the front place in the displays of bookstores and always available with every street or road side vendor.
Amazed with the way we Indians have misconceptions about how Hitler was not that bad, partly because of our closer to home enemity with British Empire at the time of second world war and partly because we are never really taught the real extent of Nazism and it's doctrines in our school books.
This book is a move in the right direction to understand where Indians stood in the racial hierarchy of Nazism and how badly we would have been treated if Bose would have succeeded in getting us freedom with the help of Nazi Germany (add to it the pre requisite of axis winning the war and their world domination).
I believe this book should be provided free to everyone buying a copy of Mein Kemf in India so that they can be disillusioned.
Amazed with the way we Indians have misconceptions about how Hitler was not that bad, partly because of our closer to home enemity with British Empire at the time of second world war and partly because we are never really taught the real extent of Nazism and it's doctrines in our school books.
This book is a move in the right direction to understand where Indians stood in the racial hierarchy of Nazism and how badly we would have been treated if Bose would have succeeded in getting us freedom with the help of Nazi Germany (add to it the pre requisite of axis winning the war and their world domination).
I believe this book should be provided free to everyone buying a copy of Mein Kemf in India so that they can be disillusioned.
February 16, 2022
Like any other Indian student i was intrigued when i read about Adolf Hitler and Nazism in 9th standard.
I remember how our social science faculty member penetrated the thought in our minds that though Hitler was an evil person as he committed genocide against many communities but he was sterling to Indians as he helped Subhash Chandra Bose to raise an army against Britain.
At that time were told that Nazi party used the symbol of divinity and spirituality - 'Swastika' and adopted it as their party symbol, even class 9th ncert textbook mentions the symbol as 'Swastika' whereas the German symbol is called 'Hakenkreuz' or The Hooked Cross which hitler took from Lambach Abbey, a monastery in Lambach in Austria where he went as a kid in 1897-98. There he saw The Hooked Cross used in carving on the stone and woodwork of the building. He later used it as a symbol for the Nazi Party.
This book shatters all these misconceptions associated with Hitler and India. It is meticulously researched and easily readable. The content of the book is aided by official archives of countries and actual conversations and anectodes are brought alive to us.
We are shown that where Indians stood in the racial hierarchy of Nazis and how hitler hated us and how badly we would have been treated if the axis would have won the WWII.
It also tries to cover Hitler's obsession with the Aryan race and prominent Indian leaders of that era like Gandhi, Bose, Tagore, Nehru, Savarkar interacted with or thought of Hitler and Mussolini.
A separate chapter is dedicated to the relationship between Hitler and Bose and how Hitler played Bose into taking help from Japan.
Lastly it briefly discusses some Indians who were fighting for India's independence from outside India.
I remember how our social science faculty member penetrated the thought in our minds that though Hitler was an evil person as he committed genocide against many communities but he was sterling to Indians as he helped Subhash Chandra Bose to raise an army against Britain.
At that time were told that Nazi party used the symbol of divinity and spirituality - 'Swastika' and adopted it as their party symbol, even class 9th ncert textbook mentions the symbol as 'Swastika' whereas the German symbol is called 'Hakenkreuz' or The Hooked Cross which hitler took from Lambach Abbey, a monastery in Lambach in Austria where he went as a kid in 1897-98. There he saw The Hooked Cross used in carving on the stone and woodwork of the building. He later used it as a symbol for the Nazi Party.
This book shatters all these misconceptions associated with Hitler and India. It is meticulously researched and easily readable. The content of the book is aided by official archives of countries and actual conversations and anectodes are brought alive to us.
We are shown that where Indians stood in the racial hierarchy of Nazis and how hitler hated us and how badly we would have been treated if the axis would have won the WWII.
It also tries to cover Hitler's obsession with the Aryan race and prominent Indian leaders of that era like Gandhi, Bose, Tagore, Nehru, Savarkar interacted with or thought of Hitler and Mussolini.
A separate chapter is dedicated to the relationship between Hitler and Bose and how Hitler played Bose into taking help from Japan.
Lastly it briefly discusses some Indians who were fighting for India's independence from outside India.
April 28, 2022
For Hitler, the whole world was organised on racial ideas and around racial blood;he perceived no other reality. He had utter contempt for India and her people, he said, 'The Indians can think themselves lucky that we do not rule India, we should make their lives a misery!'
Hitler didn’t believe India ‘deserved’ independence from British rule, the perception of Hitler is completely flawed in India. This book shatters all these misconceptions associated with Hitler and India. Finally, someone has written the decisive book that will put these canards to rest.
Hitler didn’t believe India ‘deserved’ independence from British rule, the perception of Hitler is completely flawed in India. This book shatters all these misconceptions associated with Hitler and India. Finally, someone has written the decisive book that will put these canards to rest.
August 5, 2024
"Hitler and India" fails to live up to its premise, delivering a narrative that is more rooted in hearsay and speculative table talk than in concrete historical facts. As someone keen on understanding the nuanced and complex relationship between Nazi Germany and India, I found this book deeply disappointing.
The author seems to rely heavily on anecdotal evidence and second-hand accounts, rather than verifiable sources and rigorous scholarship. The result is a text filled with conjecture and unsupported claims, making it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. Instead of providing a well-researched and balanced analysis, the book often veers into sensationalism, undermining its credibility.
Furthermore, the book's lack of proper citations and references is alarming. In a field as sensitive and important as historical study, the absence of thorough documentation is a significant flaw. Readers are left questioning the authenticity of the information presented, as many of the assertions are not backed up by primary sources or reputable research.
In conclusion, "Hitler and India" is a disappointing read for anyone seeking a factual and insightful exploration of the topic. Its reliance on hearsay and unverified table talk, combined with a lack of proper citations, makes it a flawed and unreliable source of information. For those interested in this subject, I would recommend looking elsewhere for a more accurate and well-supported account.
The author seems to rely heavily on anecdotal evidence and second-hand accounts, rather than verifiable sources and rigorous scholarship. The result is a text filled with conjecture and unsupported claims, making it difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. Instead of providing a well-researched and balanced analysis, the book often veers into sensationalism, undermining its credibility.
Furthermore, the book's lack of proper citations and references is alarming. In a field as sensitive and important as historical study, the absence of thorough documentation is a significant flaw. Readers are left questioning the authenticity of the information presented, as many of the assertions are not backed up by primary sources or reputable research.
In conclusion, "Hitler and India" is a disappointing read for anyone seeking a factual and insightful exploration of the topic. Its reliance on hearsay and unverified table talk, combined with a lack of proper citations, makes it a flawed and unreliable source of information. For those interested in this subject, I would recommend looking elsewhere for a more accurate and well-supported account.
December 23, 2022
A tendentious primer on Adolf Hitler and his thoughts on India. A great deal of the book goes into National Socialist foreign policy.
I was excited to read this book because I find both Adolf Hitler and India to be interesting subjects. This book is an easy read that could have been better. The author clearly has an agenda. A more interesting book would have been one that focuses on National Socialism and India, rather than just Hitler. I would have enjoyed to read more about Heinrich Himmler and his views as well as other Third Reich figures. Savitri Devi is mentioned, but it almost seems like an afterthought.
The Aryan invasion theory is referenced to explain why many National Socialists had an interest in India. The author cites Houston Stewart Chamberlain and his works claiming that Chamberlain believed the Aryan invasion happened 1,500 years ago, which is false. He did not believe or write that. Maybe this was an error that was not caught when editing the book.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed reading this book because of the subject matter. Hopefully someday an in-depth book will be written on the subject of National Socialism and India with a subtitle such as 'The Connection' rather than a propaganda subtitle like the one featured on the cover of this book. This is an easy read that can be finished in a day if you are interested in this subject.
I was excited to read this book because I find both Adolf Hitler and India to be interesting subjects. This book is an easy read that could have been better. The author clearly has an agenda. A more interesting book would have been one that focuses on National Socialism and India, rather than just Hitler. I would have enjoyed to read more about Heinrich Himmler and his views as well as other Third Reich figures. Savitri Devi is mentioned, but it almost seems like an afterthought.
The Aryan invasion theory is referenced to explain why many National Socialists had an interest in India. The author cites Houston Stewart Chamberlain and his works claiming that Chamberlain believed the Aryan invasion happened 1,500 years ago, which is false. He did not believe or write that. Maybe this was an error that was not caught when editing the book.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed reading this book because of the subject matter. Hopefully someday an in-depth book will be written on the subject of National Socialism and India with a subtitle such as 'The Connection' rather than a propaganda subtitle like the one featured on the cover of this book. This is an easy read that can be finished in a day if you are interested in this subject.
July 3, 2023
While the book described a few events that I hadn't known and while it was good to read a book on a subject that's never been attempted before, combining two of my favourite topics, World War II and India, it was repetitive. The language was simple. Events were well described. Hitler's feelings on India were made amply clear more than once. However, his feelings described are repetitive, This book could have been at least 60 pages shorter.
January 7, 2023
Hitlers negative feelings toward Indian people and bad treatment of them is not really a big surprise. What I found more surprising is that Indian revolutionary hopefuls thought Germany would be their ticket to freedom. I think this book could have been more focused away from Hitler but I think probably books with Hitler on the cover sell better.
December 13, 2022
The book is not as well-organized as I expected it to be. The author keeps jumping back and forth from one incident and topic to another. But it has some useful information which was interesting to a researcher like me.
December 29, 2022
This is very interestingly written. Hitler's views about India were very well put, unlike a boring book on history. The book also speaks about the leaders who fought for India's independence staying outside the country, especially in Berlin. A worthy read!
October 22, 2024
Fascinating look at thoughts and communications between leading Indians and Germans and Italians during the period of WWII, well researched and well written, very interesting to learn about the mindsets and relationships that unfolded during this time.
January 11, 2023
Average read!
February 18, 2022
Brief but Well -researched and written so well,it's a gem of a book
December 19, 2024
Vaibhav Purandare's book, Hitler and India, says that when it comes to disdain for India and Indians, people like Hitler were second to none. In fact, in Hindustan, the words of Winston Churchill about Indians are more famous, i.e., I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion. But Adolf Hitler was one step ahead of Churchill's hatred for Indians when he said, "The Indians can think themselves lucky that we do not rule India. We should make their lives a misery."
What is Hitler and India by Vaibhav Purandare?
Hitler and India, The untold story of his hatred for the country and its people is a gem of a book. Because, within a few hundred pages, the author has unraveled the hatred and contempt that Nazi supremo Adolf Hitler had for India and Indians.
The main selling point of this book is that it goes beyond demonstrating Hitler's contempt for Indians and the Indian freedom movement. The author has also given its readers a glimpse of the poisonous Nazi ideology that shook the conscience of the world in the mid-20th century.
The language is very easy to read. I highly recommend this book to not only history lovers but also to those who usually avoid reading history books. This literature is really enlightening and to the point. And the readers won't get bored.
However, there is one mistake that I came across, i.e., the author mentioned in his book that Sarojini Naidu was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress. But, in reality, it was Annie Besant, not Mrs. Naidu, who was the first woman president of the Congress party. Though Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman president of the INC.
What is Hitler and India by Vaibhav Purandare?
Hitler and India, The untold story of his hatred for the country and its people is a gem of a book. Because, within a few hundred pages, the author has unraveled the hatred and contempt that Nazi supremo Adolf Hitler had for India and Indians.
The main selling point of this book is that it goes beyond demonstrating Hitler's contempt for Indians and the Indian freedom movement. The author has also given its readers a glimpse of the poisonous Nazi ideology that shook the conscience of the world in the mid-20th century.
The language is very easy to read. I highly recommend this book to not only history lovers but also to those who usually avoid reading history books. This literature is really enlightening and to the point. And the readers won't get bored.
However, there is one mistake that I came across, i.e., the author mentioned in his book that Sarojini Naidu was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress. But, in reality, it was Annie Besant, not Mrs. Naidu, who was the first woman president of the Congress party. Though Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman president of the INC.
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