India: A Million Mutinies Now - V. S. Naipaul

Category: Documentary, History, Political
Language: English
Keywords: 1980s Caste System Cultural Identity Film India Indian Rebellion Of 1857 Literary Criticism Postcolonialism Religion Travel V. P. Singh

Written by V. S. Naipaul
Read by Sam Dastor
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Mixed
Unabridged

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than fifty years ago. He explores how they have been steered by the innumerable frictions present in Indian society—the contradictions and compromises of religious faith, the whim and chaos of random political forces. This book represents Naipaul’s last word on his homeland, complementing his two other India travelogues, An Area of Darkness and India: A Wounded Civilization.

Originally published in 1990. Preface by the author included in 2011.

July 27 2021
24 hrs and 46 mins