Patriots & Partisans - Ramachandra Guha
Patriots & Partisans - Ramachandra Guha
Patriots & Partisans - Ramachandra Guha
has been diluted by partisan attitudes- language, religion or economic principles. The title also signifies why India will never find peace. Partisan attitudes cannot jell with patriotism, especially in a country divided by languages, religion and economic disparities. The second part of the book is a collection of six random topics. One of them talks about the closing of the Bangalore book shop (Premier), one about the family interference in the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, one about writers in more than one language etc. There are no unifying threads here, but you could dip in to it anywhere you like. If you are one of those who went to college in the seventies, perhaps you will identify with four out of the six essays in the second part. If you do not have the patience or the inclination to go through lengthy history books on India of recent vintage, this book is recommended. Todays history is going to be a collection of what the media thinks it wants to create. A 50,000 crowd can be hyped up as a national event by todays media. And you have the internet and social media to balance it out. I recommend this book for those who have an interest in present day politics, but do not have the knowledge of the past.