Author : Bal Ram Nanda
Publisher : books catalog
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Witness to Partition by : Bal Ram Nanda
Download or read book Witness to Partition written by Bal Ram Nanda and published by books catalog. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is eyewitness history of the highest order. It has a compelling authenticity that those who write about the partition of India, without having lived the experience, can never convey. Through its vivid observation and masterful analysis, Witness to Partition: A Memoir brings alive the passionate mood of the times and takes the reader into the heart of one of the most heart-wrenching events in Indian history. Although this is B.R. Nanda's first book, written over fifty years ago, it is full of mature judgements and wise insights articulated with rare literary elegance - attributes that have since made B.R. Nanda the foremost historian of the making of modern India. For those interested in understanding the partition of India this book is essential reading. This edition has been enriched with an introduction by the author, containing his reflections on the historical background, the underlying causes and llie Chain of events on the nalional scene which led to the transfer of power from Britain to two successor states.