Sociopolitical bellelettrism, basically.ģ. I haven't intended to read them but have begun and gone on reading.Ģ. I have read each of Guha's books of essays on vacation. The last few chapters on libraries, magazines, press and a bookshop, despite my love for the theme, felt out of place and only put there to fill pages for a full length book.ġ.
All these essays, hailing the pluralism and argumentativeness of Indian intelligentsia, provide very liberal takes on the issues, trying best not to be very one-sided and judgmental. The essays cover many of the contemporary themes prevailing Indian political discourses - the changing political dynamics with time, the sycophancy and dynastic politics in Congress, the Hindutva trolls, the declining significance of the left, and the recent revolutions of anti-corruption movements, the fall and decline of haloed perceptions around Nehru and Gandhi, etc. The liberal Nehurvian views of Guha resonates that of mine, and hence, my expectations from this book was, if not gaining new confirming information, then at least reaffirmations of my own thought stream. Having read previously the author's scholarly historical narratives in "India After Gandhi", and the brilliant editorial commentaries of the selected writings of the "Makers of Modern India", I started this book with the pre-determined bias that I would like it.
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