The Untold Story of the Indian Freedom Struggle
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The first book on history where the reader is the judge and decides the historical narrative. You can can see all the evidence and make your own call.
This book is a sweeping historical analysis of the protagonists of the Indian freedom struggle - Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Ambedkar, Patel, the Congress, the Muslim League and the British Raj. It talks about the transformation of Jinnah from a secular to a religious leader, the role of Gandhi in polarizing an entire subcontinent, Nehru's inability to handle complex political issues, the machinations of the Congress along with the Muslim League and Ambedkar's anger in seeing a country divided. The role of each leader in trying to undercut each other, their massive egos and their role in stoking fanning religious tensions and enabling the Partition is carefully scrutinized.
It discusses the beginning of religious hatred in the subcontinent, the role of one person in suborning a country in his quest to become god, the treachery towards the untouchables, the alienation of a religion, the non existent plans to deal with the outcome of the partition and the absolute lack of leadership shown by all leaders as they plunged a country into arguable the worst genocides in history.
It challenges everything you thought we knew about the Indian freedom struggle. The truth is stranger than the wildest narrative you can think about.
