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Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh • 1956
A corpse-filled train turns a peaceful Indian village's Sikh and Muslim neighbors into enemies.
3.94
32k+
Train to Pakistan Summary
Train to Pakistan 92%
A corpse-filled train turns a peaceful Indian village's Sikh and Muslim neighbors into enemies.
by Khushwant Singh 1956
3.94
32k+ ratings
India Wins Freedom
by Abul Kalam Azad • 1978
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
4.21
1k+
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom 91%
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Making of Exile
by Nandita Bhavnani • 2014
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
4.17
145
The Making of Exile Summary
The Making of Exile 91%
Sindh's Hindus did not flee a massacre. They were eroded out of their homeland.
by Nandita Bhavnani 2014
4.17
145 ratings
1971
by Anam Zakaria • 2019
The 1971 war created Bangladesh and left three conflicting histories that still shape South Asia.
4.13
215
1971 Summary
1971 90%
The 1971 war created Bangladesh and left three conflicting histories that still shape South Asia.
by Anam Zakaria 2019
4.13
215 ratings
The Shadow of the Great Game
by Narendra Singh Sarila • 2006
India's partition was engineered by Britain to secure a Cold War foothold, not just communal strife.
4.16
290
The Shadow of the Great Game Summary
The Shadow of the Great Game 90%
India's partition was engineered by Britain to secure a Cold War foothold, not just communal strife.
by Narendra Singh Sarila 2006
4.16
290 ratings
Kashmir
by Tariq Ali • 2011
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
3.95
618
Kashmir Summary
Kashmir 90%
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
by Tariq Ali 2011
3.95
618 ratings
The Upstairs Wife
by Rafia Zakaria • 2015
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
3.78
1k+
The Upstairs Wife Summary
The Upstairs Wife 90%
A family memoir that is also the history of Pakistan, seen from the women's quarters.
by Rafia Zakaria 2015
3.78
1k+ ratings
Savarkar
by Vikram Sampath • 2021
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
4.70
472
Savarkar Summary
Savarkar 89%
A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.
by Vikram Sampath 2021
4.70
472 ratings
A History of Bangladesh
by Willem van Schendel • 2009
A delta shaped by rivers and monsoons, not just by kings: the deep past of Bangladesh.
4.20
250
A History of Bangladesh Summary
A History of Bangladesh 89%
A delta shaped by rivers and monsoons, not just by kings: the deep past of Bangladesh.
by Willem van Schendel 2009
4.20
250 ratings
Lajja
by Taslima Nasrin • 1993
A demolished mosque in India turns a Hindu family in Bangladesh into targets overnight.
3.55
6k+
Lajja Summary
Lajja 89%
A demolished mosque in India turns a Hindu family in Bangladesh into targets overnight.
by Taslima Nasrin 1993
3.55
6k+ ratings
India After Gandhi
by Ramachandra Guha • 2007
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
4.39
18k+
India After Gandhi Summary
India After Gandhi 89%
Born in chaos and dismissed as ungovernable, India became the world's largest democracy.
by Ramachandra Guha 2007
4.39
18k+ ratings
Conquering the maharajas
by Harrison Akins • 2023
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
4.63
8
Conquering the maharajas Summary
Conquering the maharajas 89%
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
by Harrison Akins 2023
4.63
8 ratings
The Bengalis
by Sudeep Chakravarti • 2017
Language bound them; religion and borders broke them: a portrait of 250 million Bengalis.
3.90
215
The Bengalis Summary
The Bengalis 89%
Language bound them; religion and borders broke them: a portrait of 250 million Bengalis.
by Sudeep Chakravarti 2017
3.90
215 ratings
The Struggle for Pakistan
by Ayesha Jalal • 2014
Pakistan's founders left their demand vague. The military has exploited that ambiguity ever since.
3.94
261
The Struggle for Pakistan Summary
The Struggle for Pakistan 89%
Pakistan's founders left their demand vague. The military has exploited that ambiguity ever since.
by Ayesha Jalal 2014
3.94
261 ratings
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2023
A doctor's three daughters in Bengal seek their own freedoms as India tears itself in two.
4.11
13k+
Independence Summary
Independence 89%
A doctor's three daughters in Bengal seek their own freedoms as India tears itself in two.
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023
4.11
13k+ ratings
Lost Islamic History
by Firas Alkhateeb • 2014
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
4.43
3k+
Lost Islamic History Summary
Lost Islamic History 89%
Slaughter, forced conversion, cultural erasure: the violent truth of Islamic rule in India.
by Firas Alkhateeb 2014
4.43
3k+ ratings
Gandhi
by Louis Fischer • 1950
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
4.18
5k+
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi 89%
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
by Louis Fischer 1950
4.18
5k+ ratings
In Pursuit Of Justice
by Rajindar Sachar • 2020
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
5.00
1
In Pursuit Of Justice Summary
In Pursuit Of Justice 89%
Emergency. Kashmir. Corporate corruption. One Indian judge's lifelong fight for civil liberties.
by Rajindar Sachar 2020
5.00
1 ratings
Inglorious Empire
by Shashi Tharoor • 2016
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
4.17
13k+
Inglorious Empire Summary
Inglorious Empire 89%
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
by Shashi Tharoor 2016
4.17
13k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
3.83
125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 89%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. • 2019
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
4.45
245
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books 89%
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019
4.45
245 ratings
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1946
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
4.10
9k+
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 88%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth • 1993
A young woman in 1950s India is torn between her mother's matchmaking and a forbidden love.
4.11
50k+
A Suitable Boy Summary
A Suitable Boy 88%
A young woman in 1950s India is torn between her mother's matchmaking and a forbidden love.
by Vikram Seth 1993
4.11
50k+ ratings
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra
by Anand Ranganathan • 2023
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
4.46
905
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra Summary
Hindus in Hindu Rashtra 88%
A case that India's Hindus, despite their numbers, are legally the country's most vulnerable group.
by Anand Ranganathan 2023
4.46
905 ratings
From Plassey to Partition
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay • 2004
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
4.20
1k+
From Plassey to Partition Summary
From Plassey to Partition 88%
Imperial greed, local ambition, fractured nationalism: built modern India, broke it at Partition.
by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay 2004
4.20
1k+ ratings
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
3.99
2k+
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands 88%
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
by Salman Rushdie 1991
3.99
2k+ ratings
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi • 1927
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
4.10
75k+
An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 88%
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927
4.10
75k+ ratings
Midnight’s Children
by Salman Rushdie • 1981
Born at the stroke of India's independence, Saleem Sinai finds his fate chained to the nation's.
3.97
134k+
Midnight’s Children Summary
Midnight’s Children 88%
Born at the stroke of India's independence, Saleem Sinai finds his fate chained to the nation's.
by Salman Rushdie 1981
3.97
134k+ ratings
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh • 2000
At Mandalay's fall, an orphan glimpses a palace maid and pursues her across shattered empires.
4.00
28k+
The Glass Palace Summary
The Glass Palace 88%
At Mandalay's fall, an orphan glimpses a palace maid and pursues her across shattered empires.
by Amitav Ghosh 2000
4.00
28k+ ratings
Worshipping False Gods
by Arun Shourie • 1997
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
3.83
365
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods 88%
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
by Arun Shourie 1997
3.83
365 ratings
Kashmir
by A.S. Dulat • 2015
A spy chief's discovery: talking to Kashmiri militants worked. The politicians wasted it.
3.81
948
Kashmir Summary
Kashmir 88%
A spy chief's discovery: talking to Kashmiri militants worked. The politicians wasted it.
by A.S. Dulat 2015
3.81
948 ratings
Witness to Surrender
by Siddique Salik • 1977
East Pakistan's end: an insider's log of mutiny, guerrilla war, and the birth of Bangladesh.
3.86
246
Witness to Surrender Summary
Witness to Surrender 88%
East Pakistan's end: an insider's log of mutiny, guerrilla war, and the birth of Bangladesh.
by Siddique Salik 1977
3.86
246 ratings
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action
by Arun Shourie • 1995
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
4.17
243
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action Summary
The World of Fatwas or the Shariah in Action 88%
Fatwas build a totalitarian legal order. Clerics enforce it. Reformers cannot stop it.
by Arun Shourie 1995
4.17
243 ratings
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee • 2014
1960s Bengal: a wealthy family decays as one grandson vanishes into a peasant revolution.
3.68
5k+
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others 88%
1960s Bengal: a wealthy family decays as one grandson vanishes into a peasant revolution.
by Neel Mukherjee 2014
3.68
5k+ ratings
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
by V.P. Menon • 1956
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
4.36
294
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States Summary
The Story of the Integration of the Indian States 88%
Over 550 kingdoms. One new nation. The inside story of India’s impossible unification.
by V.P. Menon 1956
4.36
294 ratings
Why I Am An Atheist
by Bhagat Singh • 1931
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
4.43
6k+
Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist 88%
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
by Bhagat Singh 1931
4.43
6k+ ratings
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography
by M.K. Gandhi • 2020
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
4.00
517
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography Summary
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography 88%
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
by M.K. Gandhi 2020
4.00
517 ratings
The Struggle for India's Soul
by Shashi Tharoor • 2021
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
3.77
48
The Struggle for India's Soul Summary
The Struggle for India's Soul 88%
India was founded on pluralism. Hindu nationalism is dismantling that compact, law by law.
by Shashi Tharoor 2021
3.77
48 ratings
India's Wars
by Arjun Subramaniam • 2016
Four wars forged modern India. The military history its own universities still don't teach.
4.19
515
India's Wars Summary
India's Wars 88%
Four wars forged modern India. The military history its own universities still don't teach.
by Arjun Subramaniam 2016
4.19
515 ratings
The Kashmir Shawl
by Rosie Thomas • 2011
After her father dies, a Kashmir shawl sends Mair to India to unravel her grandmother's hidden past.
4.00
11k+
The Kashmir Shawl Summary
The Kashmir Shawl 87%
After her father dies, a Kashmir shawl sends Mair to India to unravel her grandmother's hidden past.
by Rosie Thomas 2011
4.00
11k+ ratings
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1934
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
4.32
2k+
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History 87%
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934
4.32
2k+ ratings
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra • 2009
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
4.08
2k+
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India 87%
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
by Bipan Chandra 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
India
by John Keay • 2000
One volume, five thousand years: the subcontinent from its first cities to its midnight partition.
3.93
4k+
India Summary
India 87%
One volume, five thousand years: the subcontinent from its first cities to its midnight partition.
by John Keay 2000
3.93
4k+ ratings
Bangladesh
by Anthony Mascarenhas • 1986
Bangladesh's founders each betrayed the nation. The nation devoured each in turn.
4.12
945
Bangladesh Summary
Bangladesh 87%
Bangladesh's founders each betrayed the nation. The nation devoured each in turn.
by Anthony Mascarenhas 1986
4.12
945 ratings
The Doctor and the Saint
by Arundhati Roy • 2017
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
4.33
3k+
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint 87%
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
by Arundhati Roy 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone
by Shashi Tharoor • 2007
A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.
3.59
1k+
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone Summary
The Elephant, The Tiger, And the Cell Phone 87%
A billion people, 23 languages, one democracy: what holds India together when nothing should.
by Shashi Tharoor 2007
3.59
1k+ ratings
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi • 2019
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
3.87
515
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots 87%
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
by Daksh Tyagi 2019
3.87
515 ratings
The Home and the World
by Rabindranath Tagore • 1916
A colonial Bengali wife falls for a nationalist leader; her principled husband refuses to stop her.
3.83
6k+
The Home and the World Summary
The Home and the World 87%
A colonial Bengali wife falls for a nationalist leader; her principled husband refuses to stop her.
by Rabindranath Tagore 1916
3.83
6k+ ratings
Foot Soldier of the Constitution
by Teesta Setalvad • 2017
She documented a massacre the state wanted forgotten. Then the state came after her.
4.00
105
Foot Soldier of the Constitution Summary
Foot Soldier of the Constitution 87%
She documented a massacre the state wanted forgotten. Then the state came after her.
by Teesta Setalvad 2017
4.00
105 ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
4.32
226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 87%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
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