Packed with nuance and detail of the many Indias that make India (Vogue)
A must read in this election season! (Nandan Nilekani)
A must, must, must and very ‘mast’ read! Insightful and deliciously wicked (Shobhaa De)
An immediate must-read. A definitive one-volume on the modern India (Tom Keene, Bloomberg’s Editor-at-large)
A high-speed, breezy drive through two decades of electoral politics (Bloomberg Quint)
Ruchir Sharma’s insights on the Indian polity are absorbing thanks to portraits that are raw and real (Hindu Business Line)
Sharma’s account of his travels offers a fascinating insight into the quixotic characters populating India’s political landscape….(he) is a diligent, informed and sympathetic guide. (Prospect Magazine)
Sharma’s ability to weave in the personal and political; grasp the big picture trends from the micro events and conversations; and immersion into Indian electoral battles make this a valuable read. (Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times)
Featuring interviews with Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi, this part-travelogue, part-analysis decodes the throbbing heart of India’s democracy. (Livemint)
A fluently written, insightfully observed and expertly analysed account of 25 years of travelling through India during elections. (Sagarika Ghose)
His finest book. (Vir Sanghvi)
Wonderful to have someone speak about elections with all the enthusiasm that only an Indian election can throw up. (Rajdeep Sardesai)
Rich with anecdote and insight … For a quarter of a century, Ruchir Sharma has been doing in India what political pundits should have done in the US, the UK and France to understand Donald Trump, Brexit and the gilets jaunes protesters: he has left the big cities and listened to voters in the mofussil or provincial parts of the subcontinent. Above all, the trips allowed Sharma and his companions to predict and understand the rise of the Bharatiya Janata party’s charismatic Narendra Modi, the collapse and later revival of the Congress party under the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, and the enduring influence of regional politicians such as Nitish Kumar in Bihar and the late J. Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu. (Victor Mallet, Financial Times of London)
Illuminating road trip … remarkable political travelogue … Sharma’s account of his travels offers a fascinating, front row account of the combustible mix of religion, caste and poverty that is Indian politics. (Oliver Balch, Prospect magazine UK)
Each chapter is an interesting read as it gives a sneak peak into the behind-the-scenes story of each election’ (Free Press Journal)
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