Patriots and Partisans

The book is a great collection of essays written by Ramachandra Guha, a man who stands out as one of the India’s most admired public and political individuals because of his knowledge and views on the political status of the country. In this book, crucial topics such as the Hindutva, the Communist Left and the greed for dynasty of the Congress party are criticized and discussed.

Ramachandra Guha's many books include a pioneering work of environmental history (The Unquiet Woods, 1989), an award-winning social history of sport (A Corner of a Foreign Field, 2002), and a widely acclaimed and bestselling work of contemporary history (India After Gandhi, 2007). The first volume of his landmark biography of Gandhi, Gandhi Before India, was published in 2013.

Guha's awards include the R.K. Narayan Prize, the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Ramnath Goenka Prize and the Fukuoka Prize. In 2014, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in the humanities by Yale University.