Gandhi's India between the conception of this book and its birth would have rocked even the most mature political society, and India's was always fragile and insecure.

Attlee whose reform would go on to prove to be fruitful for England, is shown as just another weak and meek bureaucrat. There were also many, many stories not told by this book and key players who were missing from the narrative, but that is the limitation of this type of history. I am happy at the generation I am living in, but after reading this book, it made me wonder whether I have missed the most epoch making time of my country, well any country for that matter. I am sure that it has nothing to do with that Bengal is where most of the protest movements started from. The writing style was very casual but it will take quite sometime to get into the book but once you are into it, you cannot stop reading it.Freedom at Midnight' is a history book equivalent of 'In Which We Serve' a piece in which Mountbatten is centre stage as the last viceroy creating the new states of India and Pakistan and absolving both himself and the UK for the nightmare of bloodshed that Britain created. Based on the bestselling book of the same name, it recounts the partition of India and Pakistan, and the religious and socio-political dynamics of the era. It details the last year of the British Raj, from 1947 to 1948, beginning with the appointment of Lord Mountbatten of Burma as the last viceroy of British India, and ending with the death and funeral of Mahatma Gandhi.

When people talk about a book that deals with the freedom and partition of India, somehow this one comes to the mind of everybody. A colourful chapter describes the lavish lifestyles of Indian Maharajas as the fate of the princely states hung in the balance. While Winston Churchill, the arch‐imperialist, remained in power, he impeded every move and indeed betrayed his well‐intentioned Viceroy Wavell. Dieser Artikel weist folgende Merkmale auf: Altersentsprechend nachgedunkelte/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. The authors delve deeply into orientalist lore to depict the exploits of the maharajas (princely rulers of various territories who had their sovereignty revoked upon independence in 1947 and their titles and privileges rescinded 25 years later), and are not shy about including salacious - often stomach-churning and horrifying - stories.

Lastly, I am sorry if I ended up writing a eulogy instead of an honest critical review, but such is the place of this book in my life, that it is almost impossible for me to view it in a critical way. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.