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Democracy on the Road
- Narrated by: Prateek Sharma
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Publisher's Summary
On the eve of a landmark general election, Ruchir Sharma offers an unrivaled portrait of how India and its democracy work, drawn from his two decades on the road chasing election campaigns across every major state, travelling the equivalent of a lap around the earth.
Democracy on the Road takes listeners on a rollicking ride with Ruchir and his merry band of fellow writers as they talk to farmers, shopkeepers, and CEOs from Rajasthan to Tamil Nadu, and interview leaders from Narendra Modi to Rahul Gandhi. No book has traced the arc of modern India by taking listeners so close to the action. Offering an intimate view inside the lives and minds of India's political giants and its people, Sharma explains how the complex forces of family, caste and community, economics and development, money and corruption, Bollywood and Godmen, have conspired to elect and topple Indian leaders since Indira Gandhi. The ultimately encouraging message of Ruchir's travels is that, while democracy is retreating in many parts of the world, it is thriving in India.
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- prem kailash
- 13-06-21
Good book but the performance is unedited
At 5h 13, thr narrator talks to the manager of having read the sentence twice so that he could choose whichever pronunciation is right
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- Anonymous
- 09-03-20
Could have been edited better
Chapter 18, near 2:23 minutes from the end, one can hear an editing fault. The narrate gave 2 pronunciations for saffron and made a remark for the editors to choose one. Editor should have removed it.
Chapter 21, around 55 seconds to completion, the narrator gets stuck on a loop on MGNREGA, repeating it about 5 times.
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- Debomitra
- 06-09-21
Great information
A lot of information on how Indian elections works on the ground. Got to know many facts that I was unaware. Also the optimistic approach at the end was plus for me. However editing could have been better
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-01-23
Narration was bad
Narration was not good. At some instances lines were repeated. You can hear narrator clearing his throat.
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- RVM
- 20-11-21
Shockingly poor pronunciation!
Narrator kind of gets to you and mars the experience for his general way of speaking and poor pronunciation of simple words.
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- vivek
- 02-02-21
Author shared his experiences, biased
Bloody congress supporter. Otherwise the book is fine. too biased, looks like he can’t accept any other party than congress. This is what happens if someone lives in US and visits India once in a while.
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- NatRajan
- 24-01-21
A must-read to understand Indian elections
Super road trip covering elections and how things unravel. Factual and interesting story-telling, gives a ring-side view of how powers come to be, the toil on the road by aspiring politicians, and what sticks in Indian politics.
Audible was very engaging.
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- Rajorshi Bhattacharya
- 02-06-20
A breath less dip in the political pond of India
The book clarifies those things that are never taught or discussed. It is like peeping behind the curtain of a magic show to see how the magicians get ready.
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- Jai
- 02-05-20
truly an insight into Indian economy
after listening to this book i feel more aware about the political scenario in India and why the Indian political leaders are so different as compared to other nations. it has really added value and knowledge about India ecosystem.
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- RB
- 24-05-21
Amusing but biased
I found the story and the narrative to be biased - certain political leaders were shown in limelight - but a lot of facts about them were skipped. However it was quite amusing listen but gets a bit boring in the middle.
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