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Operation Blue Star Ka Sach by Lt. Gen. K.S. Brar unveils the truth behind India's military operation during the 1984 Sikh unrest. The audiobook provides a first-hand account of the operation, shedding light on the controversy and its aftermath in Indian history.

Political Mysteries by K. R. Malkani delves into the secrets behind political assassinations and mysterious historical events. The audiobook explores political history, conspiracy theories, and true crime, uncovering untold stories behind significant incidents that have shaped the world.

Gandhi's nonviolent struggles against racism, violence and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety and adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to God.

This book brings to light some of the lost stories of Indian aviators who built the very foundations of human and physical infrastructure for what is now the world's fourth largest air force. It benefits from several first-person interviews with some of the last Indian survivors of World War II, enabling a level of fidelity that is quite rare among Indian histories.

1990 ల తర్వాత ప్రభుత్వాల అభివృద్ధి విధానాలు పేదల ఫై సునామీలా ఎలా విరుచుకుపడ్డాయో తెలుగునేల మీద ప్రతిపాదించబడిన ఒక్కొక్క సేజు ను కారిడార్ ను పరిశ్రమను ప్రాజెక్టును తీసుకుని వివరంగా వ్యాసాలు రాసారు బాలగోపాల్. ఆ వ్యాసాలన్నిటినీ కిలిపి ఐదు పుస్తకాలుగా తీసుకొస్తున్నట్టు గత ఏడాది ప్రచురించిన అభివృద్ధి — విధ్వంసం పుస్తకంలో తెలియజేశాం. ఆ సిరీస్ లో ఇది రెండవది. అభివృద్ధి మంచిచెడుల మీద బిన్నాభిప్రయాలున్న వారికి సహితం ఒక విషయంలో ఏకాభిప్రాయం ఉంటుందనుకుంటున్నాం. అది ఈ ప్రోజెక్టుల వల్ల జరుగుతున్న విస్తాపన.

భారతీయ చరిత్రను శాస్త్రీయ దృక్పథంతో జీవం పోసిన ప్రఖ్యాత చరిత్రకారుడు డి.డి.కోశాంబిని పరిచయం చేస్తూ ఆలోచనాపరుడు, అభ్యుదయ భావాలు కలిగిన కె.బాలగోపాల్ రచించిన విలువైన గ్రంథమిది.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi one of the greatest men to walk this earth, begins the story of his life with descriptions of his childhood in Porbandar and Rajkot in Gujarat, his schooldays, his early marriage, the lessons he learnt when he tried stealing, told lies and smoked cigrattes, and his...

22 December 1949: A conspiracy that began with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi culminated in the execution of the Ayodhya strategy. Late that night, a little-known sadhu, Abhiram Das, and his followers entered the Babri Masjid and planted an idol of Rama inside it. While it is known that the...

Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist's precise language and eye for detail.

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ നാമിന്നു കാണുന്ന പ്രധാന പോരാട്ടം മതത്തിലൂന്നിയ ദേശീയതയും സാംസ്‌കാരികതയിൽ ഊന്നിയ ദേശീയതയും തമ്മിലുള്ളതാണ്. ഇന്ത്യ എന്ന രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ നെടുംതൂണുകളായ ബഹുസ്വരതയും മതേതരത്വവും അട്ടിമറികളുടെ ഭീഷണിയിൽപ്പെട്ടുഴലുന്നു. ഭരണഘടനയെ ചവിട്ടടിയിലാക്കിയും ഐതിഹ്യങ്ങളെ ചരിത്രമാക്കിയും ന്യൂനപക്ഷങ്ങളെ ഭയാശങ്കരാക്കിയും മതാധിഷ്ഠിത ദേശീയത അതിന്റെ കരിനിഴൽ നമ്മളുടെമേൽ പടർത്തുന്നു.

കേരളത്തിന്റെയും രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാമൂഹിക ചരിത്രപഠനത്തില്‍ ഒഴിവാക്കാനാകാത്ത ഗ്രന്ഥം. ഒപ്പംതന്നെ രാജ്യം മറ്റൊരു അടിയന്തരാവസ്ഥയുടെ വക്കിലാണെന്ന മട്ടിലുള്ള സമകാലീന രാഷ്ട്രീയ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള വിലയിരുത്തലും നടത്തുന്നു.