Review

River of memory

“The morning of 12 May saw Delhi almost completely emptied of the British, who had dominated it since the British defeated the Marathas in 1803… As Theo woke in ill-fitting Hindustani clothes, hidden in a backroom in the house of a stranger; as the Tytlers in Karnal and the Wagentriebers in  Panipat wolfed down their breakfasts;
By Amit Sengupta

Indicting Mountbatten

American Stanley Wolpert has over the years established his credentials as a diligent historian of 20th century India. He came to India as a young man soon after 1947, and he does not seem to have tired of India. He continues to write engaging historical narratives, which can be read by the general reader with pleasure. So, his book on the Indian Partition should not come as a surprise.
By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

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