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The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
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really liked it
bookshelves: 1001-books, 1001-challenge, satire, india, historical-fiction, 2020-botm

This is a book from 1001 list and it is a satire that covers the time period or English imperialism (1930s, WWII, Independence, Ghandi, Nehru, Indira Ghandi) to the post Indira Ghandi. The book is written in structure like Mahabharata with 18 chapters and characters that r/t those in Mahabharata and those of actual history. Sometimes you can guess who the characters are. If you want help, the wiki page has a great chart. I enjoyed reading this book about Ghandi, Nehru, Indira and learning about the history of India's independence and why India has developed as a nation the way that it has. I also enjoyed the many references in the book to other books. I've read many books about India but this one is comprehensive and well worth tracking this book down to read.
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Reading Progress

February 17, 2018 – Shelved
February 17, 2018 – Shelved as: 1001-books
February 17, 2018 – Shelved as: wishlist
April 16, 2020 – Started Reading
April 16, 2020 – Shelved as: 1001-challenge
April 17, 2020 –
page 40
9.46%
April 19, 2020 –
page 77
18.2%
April 21, 2020 –
page 124
29.31%
April 22, 2020 –
page 171
40.43%
April 24, 2020 –
page 201
47.52%
April 26, 2020 –
page 273
64.54%
April 27, 2020 –
page 300
70.92%
April 28, 2020 –
page 339
80.14%
April 28, 2020 –
page 339
80.14%
April 28, 2020 –
page 339
80.14%
May 1, 2020 – Shelved as: satire
May 1, 2020 – Shelved as: india
May 1, 2020 – Shelved as: historical-fiction
May 1, 2020 – Finished Reading
May 11, 2022 – Shelved as: 2020-botm

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