Post Independence Books

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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as post-independence)
avg rating 4.39 — 18,403 ratings — published 2007
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The Emergency: A Personal History The Emergency: A Personal History (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as post-independence)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,097 ratings — published 2015
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Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as post-independence)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,691 ratings — published 2013
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India Since Independence India Since Independence (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as post-independence)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,421 ratings — published 1999
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The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as post-independence)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,651 ratings — published 2013
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A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1) A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as post-independence)
avg rating 4.11 — 50,527 ratings — published 1993
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Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse Why I Am An Atheist: An Autobiographical Discourse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.43 — 6,433 ratings — published 1931
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Nehru, Tibet and China Nehru, Tibet and China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.27 — 49 ratings — published 2021
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The ‘Joy Bangla' Deception The ‘Joy Bangla' Deception (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.83 — 6 ratings — published
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The Conscience Network: A Chronicle of Resistance to a Dictatorship The Conscience Network: A Chronicle of Resistance to a Dictatorship (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published
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The Nehru Years: An International History of Indian Non-Alignment The Nehru Years: An International History of Indian Non-Alignment (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published
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Train to Pakistan Train to Pakistan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.94 — 32,659 ratings — published 1956
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Negotiating India's Landmark Agreements Negotiating India's Landmark Agreements (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published
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Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.09 — 43 ratings — published 2025
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Tata stories: 40 Timeless Tales to Inspire You Tata stories: 40 Timeless Tales to Inspire You (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.14 — 95 ratings — published
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Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.53 — 15 ratings — published 2021
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JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War JFK's Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.17 — 450 ratings — published 2015
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Who Killed Shastri? Who Killed Shastri? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.43 — 163 ratings — published 2020
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The Most Dangerous Place The Most Dangerous Place (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.19 — 93 ratings — published 2018
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Boforsgate: A Journalist's Pursuit of Truth Boforsgate: A Journalist's Pursuit of Truth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published
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The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.12 — 43 ratings — published 2021
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Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.85 — 26 ratings — published
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Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped U.S.-India Relations During the Cold War Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped U.S.-India Relations During the Cold War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.45 — 38 ratings — published
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Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.16 — 400 ratings — published
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Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,608 ratings — published 1993
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Nehru's Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy Nehru's Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published
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Nehru's 97 Major Blunders Nehru's 97 Major Blunders (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.15 — 445 ratings — published
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Seventy Years of Secularism: Unpopular Essays on the Unofficial Political Religion of India Seventy Years of Secularism: Unpopular Essays on the Unofficial Political Religion of India (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.35 — 150 ratings — published 2018
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The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur: Voice of the Voiceless The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur: Voice of the Voiceless (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published
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Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Proxy Wars in Kashmir Dark Secrets: Politics, Intrigue and Proxy Wars in Kashmir (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.41 — 27 ratings — published
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Uprising: The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Uprising: The Liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.55 — 29 ratings — published
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The Bose Deception: Declassified The Bose Deception: Declassified (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.48 — 27 ratings — published
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1947-1957, India: the Birth of a Republic 1947-1957, India: the Birth of a Republic (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.18 — 38 ratings — published
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The Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact The Nehru Development Model: History and Its Lasting Impact (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.14 — 7 ratings — published
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India’s Finance Ministers: Stumbling into Reforms (1977 to 1998) India’s Finance Ministers: Stumbling into Reforms (1977 to 1998)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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India's Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency (1947-1977) India's Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency (1947-1977)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published
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Planning Democracy: How A Professor, An Institute, And An Idea Shaped India Planning Democracy: How A Professor, An Institute, And An Idea Shaped India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.79 — 87 ratings — published
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Poles Apart: The Military and Democracy in India and Pakistan Poles Apart: The Military and Democracy in India and Pakistan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published
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Blood for Blood: Fifty Years of the Global Khalistan Project Blood for Blood: Fifty Years of the Global Khalistan Project (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.20 — 93 ratings — published 2021
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565: The Dramatic Story of Unifying India 565: The Dramatic Story of Unifying India (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.48 — 27 ratings — published
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Nehru's First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Independent India's Foreign Policy Nehru's First Recruits: The Diplomats Who Built Independent India's Foreign Policy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.98 — 43 ratings — published
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Crosswinds (Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Compe) Crosswinds (Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Compe)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.33 — 15 ratings — published 2024
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Guilty Men of India's Partition Guilty Men of India's Partition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.71 — 130 ratings — published 2008
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How Prime Ministers Decide How Prime Ministers Decide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.49 — 553 ratings — published
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VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977 VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.32 — 288 ratings — published
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The RSS: Icons of the Indian Right The RSS: Icons of the Indian Right (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.69 — 131 ratings — published
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Your Prime Minister isDead Your Prime Minister isDead (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 3.92 — 445 ratings — published
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Breaking India: Western Interventions In Dravidian And Dalit Faultlines Breaking India: Western Interventions In Dravidian And Dalit Faultlines (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,003 ratings — published 2011
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Broken Promises: Caste, Crime and Politics in Bihar Broken Promises: Caste, Crime and Politics in Bihar (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as post-independence)
avg rating 4.35 — 151 ratings — published
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Sneha Subramanian Kanta
“People drink democracy in a glass of tea

but night falls, again.”
Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Synecdoche

Sneha Subramanian Kanta
“People drink democracy in a glass of tea
but night falls, again.”
Sneha Subramanian Kanta, Synecdoche

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