A review by alok_pandey
India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra, Aditya Mukherjee, Sucheta Mahajan, K.N. Panikkar, Mridula Mukherjee

4.0

There are not many books that discuss and debate facts and don't let the reader feel drowsy while doing that. This one surely secures a place among those. It is written in an extremely prosaic manner that gives you the sense that you are reading an interesting piece of fiction. While there are conspicuous ideological biases here and there, mostly centre-left, the writers overall do a pretty decent job keeping their objectivity intact. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to get an insight in India's freedom struggle, the leadership and the ideological dimension of the same that made this struggle one of the most celebrated ones of our time. It demolishes some of the most widespread and ill-informed myths and misunderstandings related to the same, buttressed with credible facts - the reference section of the book is 43 pages long!!
Surely, there must be another book that tells this same story from a more centre-right point of view, that will complement this book, and I will now be looking for it.