A review by ajju_315
Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization by Namit Arora

2.0

Writing a book about India is not at all easy given her complexity, legacy and rich history. This book too struggles on this front as there were way too many facts without much connection between them. The author couldn't stick to a particular line of thought to describe something and sometimes he went too much into the details. Some parts were about way of life, some philosophy, some debauchery, symbolims and so on. There wasn't a common thread connecting the parts. Also though I agree that there aren't any indigenous accounts, I feel that observing India through a foreigners' lens adds no observational value. I felt that the narrative was a bit jumbled and needed better editting. 2 stars for the effort and facts compilation though. Overall, not a book worthy of recommendation!