Writing style
Direct · Journalistic
India From Curzon to Nehru and After
History
- Print length
- 487 pagesJohn Day, 1970
Description
Durga Das combines memoir and political history to recount India’s transformation from the era of British viceroy Lord Curzon through independence, Jawaharlal Nehru’s leadership, and the years that followed. His account begins with his journey from a Punjab village to the highest circles of government in New Delhi, where personal experience placed him near the people shaping the country’s future. Encounters and work involving Gandhi, Nehru, Indian politics, and public administration give the book an eyewitness perspective on both national change and the exercise of power. First published in 1969, it presents modern Indian history through the observations of a participant whose own ascent paralleled the emergence of a new political order.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Cerebral · Earnest · Reflective
Structure
Chronological nonfiction
Focus
Ideas · Information · Voice
Emotional intensity
3 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 4 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 3 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- John Day
- Language
- English
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