Portrait of India

Portrait of India
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 622
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ISBN-10 : 9780241505014
ISBN-13 : 0241505011
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Book Synopsis Portrait of India by : Ved Mehta

Download or read book Portrait of India written by Ved Mehta and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Returning to 1960s' India after decades beyond its borders, Ved Mehta explores his native country with two sets of eyes: those of the man educated in the West, and those of the child raised under the Raj. Travelling from the Himalayas in the east to Kerala in the west, Ved Mehta's observations and insights into India and some of its most interesting figures - including Indira Gandhi, Jaya Prakash Narayan and Satyajit Ray - create one of the twentieth century's most thought-provoking travel memoirs.


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