And if you are an explorer, a wanderer, then this book has something special for you - a list of places to visit and experience the memory of those grand events that changed the history of India. Sanjeev attended Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi and Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar (1992-95). I almost did not complete the reading.īut, this book is written primarily for the uninitiated, and for them, it provides an excellent base to build upon. He doesn't explain his choices in the book. He also tries to be politically correct in some sections while confidently going against established narratives in others. But an experienced reader of history can find some discrepancies and errors in the story he tells that sours the reader's enjoyment. He evokes wonder and amazement and continuously talks about the similarities and cyclical events observed in history which caters beautifully to an Indian mind that sees time itself as cyclical. The author - Sanjeev Sanyal - has narrated Indian history as if it was a long story told around bonfires, exchanged between traders and curiously told by the elderly to their children. The reader goes through the many cycles of urbanization that the Indian subcontinent experienced, that Delhi experienced and wonders about the factors working to make that happen. It starts on a great note, discussing the continents that existed before humans came to be and ends with hope for the progressing India. This book is intended to be a fun read, something to make history interesting for the readers and it succeeds in its purpose to a large extent.
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