Ancient History Brought To Life - History Books

by BooksnClicks Online Book Store Online Mega Bookstore India India is a land of ancient civilization. India's social, economic, and cultural configurations are the products of a long process of regional expansion. There are books that amuse, books that inform, and books that captivate - books that speak to the intelligence, the mind, the intelligence and the emotions. And then there are books that appear to speak directly to the ancient history brought to life that make you question your core attitude, staying with you long after you’ve finished reading.

Some of the history books:

The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru - It is written over five months when Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned in the Ahmednagar Fort, The Discovery of India has acquired the status of a classic as it was first published in 1946. Analyzing texts like the Vedas and the Arthashastra, and personality like the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, Nehru brings alive an ancient culture that has seen the high point of the world’s great traditions of philosophy, science and art, and approximately all its major religions.

India after Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha - Ramachandra Guha’s hugely highly praised book tells the full story – the ache and the struggle, the humiliations and the glory – of the world’s main and least likely democracy. Guha gives fresh insights on the lives and public careers of those long portion Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. But this book also writes with emotion and sensitivity about lesser known Indians – peasants, tribal’s, women, workers and musicians.  Particularly researched and elegantly written, “India after Gandhi” is a extraordinary account of India’s rebirth, and a work already hailed as a masterpiece of single volume history.

The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen - Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, “The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian Culture, History and Identity” bring together a helpful selection of writings on fashionable India. India is an immensely varied country with many distinct pursuits, very much on different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. Out of these contradictory views spring a rich tradition of skeptical quarrel and cultural attainment which is critically important, argues Amartya Sen, for the success of India’s democracy, the protection of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace.

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