A must read book Review by Eknaath NagarkarAll those who accused BJP of attempting to saffronize History when Murli Manohar Joshi spoke about re-writing Indian History must read.
This book contains incontrovertible evidence to prove that we as an Independent country are, beyond any trace of doubt, guilty of distorting history!! That too within the first fifty years of independence itseof!!
When this is the case, how much an alien ruler should have done that if only to retain power for over 2 centuries.
If the truth revealed by the book that Dr. BR Ambedkar had not even once spoken in favour of India getting freedom should shock a few, impressions held about him by the erstwhile Vice-roy as conveyed in the exchange of tested telegrams etc., more that prove that the British regime had a very opinion about his integrity itself!
How many people are able to relate to the import of his one sentence 'When concessions are granted politics evolve around those concessions? Indeed this thought line is thought provoking to say the least.
This is a great book, it is a MUST READ for all educated people in the sense as defined by Nani Palkivala: Education enables a person to think for himself independently.
To my mind more people would have read it if only size of the book was reduced to just around 250 pages or so.
Eknaath Nagarkar
02.11.2009