num_pages: 900
description: Born against a background of privation and civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united and democratic country. This remarkable book tells the full story - the pain and the struggle, the humiliations and the glories - of the world's largest and least likely democracy. - From the dust jacket
language: English
title: India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy.
titlecomplete: India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy.
genres: Historical, History, India, Indian Literature, Asia, Politics, Cultural, World History, Unfinished, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 16894
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Mark Lynton History Prize, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Sahitya Akademi Award
category: English, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Kiriyama Prize
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Cundill History Prize
publisher: Macmillan