Description
Spanning the years 1921 to 1952, this reflective memoir looks back on a life lived amid the shifting currents of Indian culture and society as the country moves toward independence. Through vivid personal recollection and historical observation, the author traces the tensions, hopes, and contradictions of an era when old certainties were breaking and new identities were being forged. The narrative explores themes of colonial power and its aftermath, cultural change, political awakening, and the intimate ways public events reshape private belief. Known for a sharply observant, essayistic style and a distinctive Anglophile sensibility, the book offers a compelling primary-source perspective on the end of British rule in India—grounded in lived experience rather than abstraction.
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paperback
CHATTO AND WINDUS
Published Jan 1, 1990
1008 pages
ISBN: 9780701208547
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First Published
1990
Language
eng
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