The State of The Nation

6 best books like The State of The Nation (Fali S. Nariman): An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India, The Idea of India, Everybody Loves a Good Drought, Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience, An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions, Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life

An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

Author

Shashi Tharoor

In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain’s ‘conscious and deliberate bleeding of India… [was the] greatest crime in all history’. He was not the only one to denounce the rapacity and cruelty of British rule, and his assessment was not exaggerated. Almost...

The Idea of India

Author

Sunil Khilnani

Sunil Khilnani’s exciting book addresses the paradoxes and ironies that have surrounded the project of inventing India—a project that has brought Indians considerable political freedom and carried their enormous democracy to the verge of being Asia’s greatest free state but that has also...

Everybody Loves a Good Drought

Author	P. Sainath
ISBN	0140259848

The human face of poverty

The poor in India are, too often, reduced to statistics. In the dry language of development reports and economic projections, the true misery of the 312 million who live below the poverty line, or the 26 million displaced by various projects, or the 13 million who suffer...

Working a Democratic Constitution: A History of the Indian Experience

Author	Granville Austin
ISBN	0195648889

A mammoth effort it must have taken to write this. Austin’s book is a must read for anyone who would like the question answered- how is India still on track? How did we not disintegrate as a nation into tiny bits in the face of challenges every decade since independence? What keeps the country going, keeping...

An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions

Author	Jean Drèze
ISBN	0691160791

From two of India's leading economists, Jean Drèze (Hunger and Public Action) and Nobel Prize-winner Amartya Sen (The Idea of Justice), An Uncertain Glory is a passionate, considered argument for the need for a greater understanding of inequalities in India, despite economic development.

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Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life

Author	Gaur Gopal Das
ISBN	0143442295

While navigating their way through Mumbai's horrendous traffic, Gaur Gopal Das and his wealthy young friend Harry get talking, delving into concepts ranging from the human condition to finding one's purpose in life and the key to lasting happiness. Whether you are looking at strengthening your relationships,...