India After Gandhi

Guha covers so many pivotal moments—I'm curious how he chose which stories to emphasize and which to leave out. Did he aim for a particular narrative arc or balance?

The focus on leadership and policy shifts was detailed, but I wondered if the social issues like caste and regionalism got enough attention or felt secondary.

This book feels like a labor of love and immense research. I wonder what motivated Guha to tell this story in such detail at this particular moment.