london review of books questions the very idea of #india. churchill 2.0? that old racist said "india is as imaginary as the equator"

he is right. this is highly subversive and questions the very right of india to exist.

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From: K.
Date: Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: london review of books on the absolute havoc that nehru wrought on india. must read and weep
To: Rajeev 

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Rajeev Srinivasan wrote:

devastating. even if the limey (i presume) author is doing the usual white thing of whitewashing white people's crimes. 

He is doing more than that--he is undermining the unity and integrity of India, and he is doing it by bringing intellectual soundness and reason to his arguments. This article is a measure of what India is actually up against. One might be anti-Nehru, but still should recognize Anderson as an enemy of India.

 

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From: B

  http://www.lrb.co.uk/v34/n15/perry-anderson/after-nehru 

 

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS, Vol. 34 No. 15 · 2 August 2012

After Nehru

Perry Anderson