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Chronicles the recent history of India under Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv as they have pursued the goal of a strong, united India.

A biography of the life and career of Indira Gandhi, who rose to become prime minister of a troubled India and was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984.

In the wake of the 1947 Partition of India, twin Hindu boys search for their mother in a crowded train station, a young girl flees the father who would poison her to protect her from infidels, and a Muslim doctor finds new roles as a healer.

In 1974 when her father leaves New Delhi, India, to seek a job in New York, Ashi, a tomboy at the advanced age of sixteen, feels thwarted in the home of her extended family in Calcutta where she, her mother, and sister must stay, and when her father dies before he can send for them, they must remain with their relatives and observe the old-fashioned traditions that Ashi hates.

Presents a comprehensive history of democratic India since its independence from British rule in 1947 and its physical, political, social, and religious struggles.

The story of Saleem Sinal, born precisely at midnight, August 15, 1947, the moment India became independent. Saleem's life parallels the history of his nation.

Describes India's physical environment and the effects of colonialism before going on to discuss the current social and economic situations and a possible future.