FROM JALLIANWALA BAGH TO NAMASTE TRUMP AND BEYOND

Description

This book sweeps through India’s history from 1920s to the present and weaves together its epoch defining moments into an unfolding of a coherent narrative. Beyond sketching the trajectory of the freedom struggle and post-Independence developments, the essay presents musings triggered by the milestones chosen to mark our history – some of which offer a stunning contrast. He points to the forces at play, suggests a message for times to come and, more broadly, attempts to understand the communal-political strand of the past, present and the future of ‘Indian Polity’.

S.P. Shukla is the honorary president of Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies since 2012 and the driving force in design and execution of research and other activities taken up the institute.