India After Gandhi

Who recommended it

1. 

   Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai British economist and politician (born 1940)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on India”.

   Listed in the source as “India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy”.

   The best books on India↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 20 Oct 2009 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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