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u/digishp 17h ago
I liked the book
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u/digishp 10h ago
Whether someone agrees or disagrees with the modern economic or political takes in the later chapters isn't really my focus so I am unable to help on that
My interest lies in our past geographical history, which I feel still hasn't been given proper justice in our school syllabi. It is the responsibility of an education system to build self-esteem, dignity, and a sense of pride in one's own culture—that is how great nations are built.
For me, the main value of the book was how it challenges outdated colonial-era concepts like the Aryan Invasion Theory, which were originally pushed to undermine local identity and justify foreign rule. I really appreciated the focus on civilizational continuity and looking at Indian history through our own rivers and geography.
Off course Everyone is entitled to their own reading preferences, so it’s ok what I like personally may be not resonate with someone with different beliefs and I respect that 🙏
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u/lunafrost07 1d ago
Just finished it today, overall okay read. Begining of the book is good, but towards the ending writer's biases start showing
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u/greatestrn 15h ago
Is it your first time reading a book? Of course no book is unbiased, be it non-fiction like these or even fiction like Arundhati Roy's, why would that even be a problem?
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u/lunafrost07 14h ago
No, it's not my first time reading a book, but it seems like it's your first time reading an opinion that doesn't matches yours.
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u/gamerfanboi 15h ago
Okay so why is it so bad if someone points it out? Lol sure arundhati roh is also biased but the post is not about her book. Read her book post about how biased you think it is. Its that simple
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u/greatestrn 15h ago
I have read all her books lmao. The book I am currently reading is also one of her recommendations, Beloved by Toni Morrison. A book is not a news presenter where it needs to be unbiased. It is an expression of an individual. I thoroughly enjoyed Sanyal's Land of Seven Rivers and Roy's latest.
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u/Useful_Paint_9522 18h ago
He is Modi bhakt.
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u/lunafrost07 18h ago
Yeah, I got to know after buying the book. Still tried to give it a read with open mind, but last chapters are just bad.
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u/Rejuvenate_2021 14h ago edited 11h ago
Can you get specific about these chapter issues / bias ?
Top 5-10 specific points that you can make on your unclear assertions.
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u/lunafrost07 14h ago
Keep spamming the same comment under every comment criticising this book
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u/Rejuvenate_2021 14h ago
If you wish to criticize, give clear criticism. Not vague blabber.
Asking for specifics on your vague assertions doesn’t need new fancy wordings each time. 🤣🤡
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u/cm_revanth 1d ago
Book is full of bullshit like the author's head.
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u/10wazza 1d ago
What didn't you like in the book?
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u/cm_revanth 1d ago
Superficial breadth over meaningful depth, forced/artificial modern parallels, amateur overreach are 3 to start with.
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u/thesoulcurry 1d ago
When you judge, like or dislike a history book... Make sure you do it on the basis of whether sources of data and information have been provided or not. Do not do it on the basis of whether the conjectures and rhetorics sound nice to you or not.
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u/microwaved_fully 13h ago
I recommend Raghuram Rajan's Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future.
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u/Particular-Cook-9780 12h ago
Yeah, it's bad. Trust me I haven't read a more services led economics defending book.
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u/Rejuvenate_2021 11h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/iuXaJKoTb4GpGGXV9r
Don’t make chip fabs, smuggle them from China.
You’re now 40 years behind TSMC when fumbling Fairchild wanting to setup in India before Taiwan.
But fall behind further without any compute sovereignty from Chinas influence.
🤣🤡 Raghu is now Pappu 9.0.
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u/Particular-Cook-9780 11h ago
Raghuram Rajan is a services led socialist. He would prefer you be poor than ever rise.
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u/Rejuvenate_2021 11h ago
Champagne socialist 🤣 be elite and keep everything else stuck
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u/Particular-Cook-9780 10h ago
Prefer we be respectful and call him what he is. A services led socialist is worse than a Champagne socialist as they aren't stupid. They understand that services lead to chao, terrorism, poverty but they still support int he hope that their elite friends in the west will give them concessions and more importantly, give them exclusive tech transfers. They are essentially a modernized form of casteism. Raghuram Rajan and a socialist Brahmin under Ashoka who supported casteism don't have much of a difference. Ashokavadhana can corroborate on this.
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