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Amritsar

Mrs Gandhi's Last Battle

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Amritsar

Written by: Mark Tully, Satish Jacob
Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
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On 5th June 1984, the Indian army began its attack on the complex at Amritsar, which houses the two most sacred shrines. Generals who had pledged to use minimum force and on no account to violate the shrines were not prepared for the fierce and adept resistance they encountered. Having suffered severe casualties, the infantry were driven back, and as a last resort - with approval from Delhi - tanks were ordered in. The Akal Takht was virtually reduced to rubble. It is doubtful if Mrs Gandhi would have initiated Operation Blue Star had she known how bloody and devastating the consequences of that 24-hour conflict would be.

©1985 Mark Tully and Satish Jacob (P)2017 Audible, Inc. History & Theory Military Political Science Politics & Government
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Great story but, the mimicking of accent was not necessary to generate interest. It only sounds offensive by anyone hearing

Great story

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The book is the story of events leading upto Operation Blue Star told with a frank and neutral perspective. The book is well researched and gripping.
The narrator however quotes every actor in what I can describe as a Western attempt to make funny Indian sounding noises. The narrator took no effort to get names and terms right, so Bhajan Lal is called Bajan Lai in many places, Akali Dal is sometimes addressed as Akali Dai (narrator confused between L and I , in the smaller case). Most of all the narrator's attempts to quote Indian characters sound distractingly weird and funny and caricaturizes the characters.

Awesome book, Awful Narration

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The book itself is a masterpiece. But the narrator has made a joke of such a serious narration of history. mimicking indian accents at various stages is pathetic and NOT funny

The narrator has made a joke

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We can excuse Tully for pronunciations - but not the narrator... Shabby work. I can appreciate the voice modulations to make the narrative interesting. But how is Bhajan Lal addressed as Bhajan Le? Too many such instances. I don't think there is derth of Indians who can do excellent narration in English.

Good content spoilt by bad narration

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Very poor pronounciation of Indian and Hindi words. A different narrator should have been chosen .

Insight into Politics played by Congress in Punjab

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