Books by Sunil Khilnani
The Idea of India
by Sunil Khilnani
A very intellectual book, written to mark the 50th anniversary of independence. It’s a Nehruvian book, with the idea of the synthesis of Hindu and Muslim, the urban cities and the countryside and whether the idea is sustainable. Nehru was a socialist, really Fabian society, Labour party, with a kind of keeping-it-all-together secularism. I think India has proved that these ideas are sustainable. The traditions of agitation and peaceful process are all still strong. This is a summary of the intellectual process of development.
Interviews where books by Sunil Khilnani were recommended
The best books on India, recommended by Lord Meghnad Desai
Labour peer and professor emeritus at the London School of Economics, Meghnad Desai, marvels at the Indian people’s incredible tenacity for democracy and self-advancement since independence in 1947. He picks the best books on India.
