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Title: India : From Midnight to the Millennium by Shashi Tharoor ISBN: 0-06-097753-1 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.89 (18 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Interesting but flawed work
Comment: Tharoor's book is an interesting but deeply flawed look at modern day India. As a patriot and hopeful liberal, much of the book is spent dispelling negative stereotypes about India and pointing to it's succeses as an independent nation. In trying to do this however Tharoor sometimes ignores the very real problems of modern day india. He mentions but handwaves away the still lingering caste prejudice, his discussion of religious violence focuses mostly on the prior history of religious tolerance in India and also assumes that these hatreds are the result of a few malcontent agitators. His discussion of Indian pluralism and Indian iodentity contain some shockingly naive assumptions. Particularly galling is his chapter on expatriot Indians (of which Tharoor himself is one). As a strident Indian patriot Tharoor seems unable to believe the idea that some people of Indian descent may actually prefer to live somewhere other than India, and offers the highly offensive suggestion that self loathing and monetary advantage could be the only motives behind ex-pat Indians desire to remain in their adoptive country. This is perhaps an unsurprising sentiment from someone who claims Kerala (a state he has never regularly lived in) as his home and Malayalam (a language he can onyl speak imperfectly) as his mother tongue, but Tharoors selective ability to recognize his own bias is a deep flaw in a very well written book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent, India's past & present in living 3 D
Comment: As an citizen of India, who immigrated to America at the age of 9, I have a profound connection to my motherland. I have several times tried and failed to find a good history book on India. However, Mr Tharoor's book is beyond compare. It bring history alive with all of the major players from PM Nerhu, PM Indira Gandhi, and many others. The book is a running dialogue between the author and the reader combined with insightful comments and even humor. From its opening which is stunning and very provacative,this book keeps your interest and even increases it. I highly recommend this book to those who are searching for a good book on India's history and for those who want a glimpse into understanding modern India. The best quality is that it contains information about current topics like economic liberalization and Hindu fundamentalism. I liked the book so much that I read The Great Indian Novel which is equally facinating satire of India's political dynasty. I can say with confidence that many NRI's will identify with author's unique background and his feelings about India. In short, this book fills a much needed void.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic Springboard to learn about India
Comment: While I was born in India, I have lived most of my life in the United States and as such, I have little in-depth knowledge of India's rich history, religious strife, political demarcations and business climate. I am grateful that an erudite and insightful writer as Shashi Tharoor has taken the time to write India: From Midnight to Millennium. This work will allow the reader to get a firm overview of the major points that drive India. If there is a minor fault in the work, it is that Tharoor fails to include any sort of bibliography that could serve the reader to learn more about the topics.
Occasionally, Tharoor's deep love of India becomes distracting in this otherwise objective book. But then again, it is that precise subjectivity that Tharoor is communicating through his book - India is at least 1 billion truths. From Midnight to Millennium is one such excellent truth that will provide the reader a powerful starting point for learning more about India.
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Title: Great Indian Novel, The by Shashi Tharoor ISBN: 1559701943 Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Nehru: A Biography by Shashi Tharoor ISBN: 155970697X Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: 14 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Show Business: A Novel by Shashi Tharoor ISBN: 1559702273 Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: 20 September, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Asian Cultural Traditions by Carolyn Brown Heinz ISBN: 1577660439 Publisher: Waveland Press Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Riot: A Love Story by Shashi Tharoor ISBN: 1559706457 Publisher: Arcade Books Pub. Date: 16 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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