There are also some weaknesses which at the time it was published in 1975 probably then I would not have seen. The book looks at events through the eyes of Lord Mountbatten,India's last viceroy.He is the good guy as far as the authors are concerned,and "must save India from itself." The authors have done deep research to not only comb the archives and official documents but also to talk to people, right from highest level of politicians (I was most surprised to know of their interview with Indira Gandhi, who was Indian PM at that time) to locating ADCs, common people and conspirators of Gandhi's assasination. It was written in 1975. India and Pakistan were both hard at work rewriting their own histories and much archival data was impossible to find.

The ruling elites all thought that independence and partition would cool the tempers of the people. Only Gandhi had a clue what would really happen:Another fascinating aspect of this book is its characterization of Mahatma Gandhi, so real yet surreal at times. It shows you in clear light, the real essence of being the father of a nation. It shows you what it meant to be one M.K.Gandhi. You are bound to bow in humility and fall in love with this mahatma, whether you have read good or bad or nothing about him before.

In reality, it was a crime. In reality, the perpetrators have still not been punished. In reality, millions of women and children are yet to be avenged. Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart. Three centuries of ruling India had its impact on the men and women who came to work and rule. The authors point out that getting young men to come to the “Jewel in the Crown” to make a name or a fortune was easy before WWI and hard after:Freedom at Midnight (1975) is a non-fiction book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre about the events around the Indian independence movement and partition. 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. Dominique Lapierre was[ born 30 July 1931 in Chatelalaillon, Charente-maritime, France] is a French author. Two of lapierre’s books – Is Paris Burning? [ co-written with larry Collins] and city of joy – has been made into films. Lapierre and Collins wrote several other books together. sad.... The partition created zombies... No two ways about it.... The stories told so vividly makes your whole body shiver..... According to the authors it all started in Lahore..... The Hindu colony water and power supply was cut and anyone venturing out for these would be literally cut.... And then the see saw affect....... Each episode more sad and terrifying than the other.... The burning of babies, the raping, forced conversions, train carrying only chopped dead bodies.... The horror just goes on and on..... The saddest story was kept to the end... About Bhoota Singh..... Read and weep.... David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3-6, 9), Kawai MIDI grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10) The film was released in India on 31 March 2018, distributed by B. Unnikrishnan's RD Illuminations. [2] [3] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ]