The second book on history where the reader is the judge and decides the historical narrative. You can can see all the evidence and make your own call.
This book is a sweeping historical analysis of Nehru and his actions. The interplay of the other protagonists of the Indian freedom struggle - Gandhi, Jinnah, Ambedkar, Patel, the Congress, the Muslim League and the British Raj is also discussed. It talks about how Gandhi propped up Nehru, the role of nepotism, Nehru's interference with the military, a dangerous infatuation with Socialist Stalinism, an unhinged China policy, a contradictory Pakistan policy, Congress's role in stoking religious tensions and the Nehru-Menon sabotage of relations with the west. All these choices continue to hurt India to the present day.
The roles of Gandhi, Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, VK Krishna Menon as connivers and victims are also described in great detail. It challenges everything you thought we knew about the Indian freedom struggle. The truth is stranger than the wildest narrative you can think about.
