India's Struggle for Independence: 1857-1947

This is an excellent book for those who want to explore and understand India’s road to freedom. All the chapters give a good glimpse into the thought process and ideology of the INC, Muslim League, Revolutionaries, Communists, Youth, Women and several other stakeholders. The critique offered on all of them is noteworthy and allows the reader to formulate their own opinion. I strongly recommend it to those who want a deep dive into how freedom was attained for India and how often the narrative is distorted for political gains.

Bipan Chandra an team’s India’s Struggle for Independence is a definitive and detailed account of India's fight against British colonial rule. The book traces the freedom movement from the 1857 Revolt to India's independence in 1947, offering insights into the leaders, strategies, and events that shaped the struggle. Written in a clear and engaging style, the book delves into the socio-political dynamics and ideologies that fueled the movement. Chandra’s balanced perspective provides a comprehensive understanding of key figures like Gandhi, Nehru, and Subhas Bose, as well as the contributions of lesser-known revolutionaries. This book is an essential read for anyone seeking a nuanced and well-researched understanding of India’s journey to freedom.

The book’s quality is excellent. As a student, I found the language very easy to understand. I think this is the best book to start learning about our history.

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Such a nice book to study history in a rich novel format. Very useful for UPSC aspirants

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India’s Struggle for Independence is one of the most important and influential books on India’s freedom movement. It’s not just about facts — it explains the forces, debates, conflicts and ideas that shaped the struggle. Great for serious readers and students; some may find it detailed and dense but that’s also its strength.

India’s struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra is your go to book for an in-depth and detailed overview on Indian independence movement . Indian freedom struggle is one of the most important parts of its history. A lot has been written and said about it, but there still remains a gap. Rarely do we get to hear accounts of the independence from the entire country and not just one region at one place. This book fits in perfectly in this gap and also provides a narration on the impact this movement had on the people. Bipin Chandra’s book is a well-documented history of India's freedom struggle against the British rule. It is one of the most accurate books which have been painstakingly written after thorough research based on legal and valid verbal and written sources. It maps the first war of independence that started with Mangal Pandey’s mutiny and witnessed the gallant effort of Sri Rani Laxmi Bai. Many of the pages of this book are dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi’s non-cooperation and the civil disobedience movements. It contains detailed description of Subash Chandra Bose’s weapon heavy tactics and his charisma. This book includes all the independence movements and fights, irrespective of their size and impact, covering India in its entirety. Although these movements varied in means and ideas, but they shared a common goal of independence. This book contains oral and written narratives from different parts of the country, making this book historically rich and diverse. The book captures the evolution of Indian independence struggle in full detail and leaves no chapter of this story untouched. This book is a good read for the students of Indian modern history and especially for students who are preparing for UPSC examination and have taken History as their subject.

A very good insight into the freedom struggle of India by many respectable intellectuals. We can know how the great movement was slowly built.

A lot of hard work has gone into writing this book but there is a bias that is evident against one or other individuals or parties. There is record of events and that makes the book valuable.

a very comprehensive book. covers freedom struggle from all perspectives. good arguments and considers all the information likely to be relevent

Received on time and as good as new. The pages seem like the book has never been used before. Happy with the purchase : )

Good book, captures all aspects of the freedom movement without rhetoric and even tries to answer contrarian view points. But I think it delves in to details too often making it a difficult read and like a history chronicle from time to time. Still as an Indian it’s a book worth reading to give a more unbiased evolution of the story of independence, what were the key drivers and the roles played by so many over a long stretched out struggle.