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'Spirited, combative and insight-filled... provides a powerful and cogent defence of the beleaguered hero [Nehru] and what he did for India... Khilnani has woven a rich analysis of contemporary India and its evolution since Independence... a splendid and timely book' Amartya Sen, The Times Literary Supplement

'Probably the best non-fictional introduction to the politics of present-day India' Michael Foot, Evering Standard
'The aim of this brilliant book is to explain, not to predict, to show how India has reached her present position, her idea of herself, and to indicate the strengths and weaknesses she carries after 50 years of independence... a work of great intelligence, a book that manages in the space of 200 pages to identify, unravel and explain many…

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