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We Indians
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Published January 1, 1989
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Minoo Masani
17 books1 followerMinocher Rustom "Minoo" Masani was a was a three-time Member of the Parliament of India, having trained as a barrister in London.
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December 29, 2023
We Indians - Minoo Masani
Rating 2.75/5
I picked this book for a few reasons. Primarily because - it was small and easy to read, plus it has illustrations by RK Laxman. Also this book is a sequel (Our India) to a pretty well known book written in 1940 by the same author.
Much was my anticipation when I started reading this, as I wanted to know what all changes Minoo Masani had observed in those 40-50 years gap when India saw freedom struggle, independence - self governance and sustenance.
The book appears to be written for the younger generation for them to get a hang of our country and its people, regions, races, languages, ethnicity. (mind you all of this in abstract). There is a bit mention of civilizations too.
At the halfway mark, Masani shifts gears and goes into fault finding and preaching mode. He admits even after 40 years of independence we have failed to achieve satisfaction in many fields of human association. But he does not take shots at any particular political party (may be due to his close association with Gandhiji and Congress - my guess though).
Masani has lots of words of wisdom for the younger generation like honesty, discipline, saying no, hard work, commitment, cleanliness. I suppose they were very evident in Gandhiji's preaching, many of which have been re-emphasized.
I agree they are very much a need for the younger generation or current generation, but children learn from their parents, so as much as the children, their parents too have to respect these lest they set bad example to their children and who find many of these ideals hard to emulate.
Overall, an okay read not much of a 'interest generating' book, except for the history associated with the author Minoo Masani and the other book, Our India, which in-fact was a recommended textbook in few places.
Cheers,
Rating 2.75/5
I picked this book for a few reasons. Primarily because - it was small and easy to read, plus it has illustrations by RK Laxman. Also this book is a sequel (Our India) to a pretty well known book written in 1940 by the same author.
Much was my anticipation when I started reading this, as I wanted to know what all changes Minoo Masani had observed in those 40-50 years gap when India saw freedom struggle, independence - self governance and sustenance.
The book appears to be written for the younger generation for them to get a hang of our country and its people, regions, races, languages, ethnicity. (mind you all of this in abstract). There is a bit mention of civilizations too.
At the halfway mark, Masani shifts gears and goes into fault finding and preaching mode. He admits even after 40 years of independence we have failed to achieve satisfaction in many fields of human association. But he does not take shots at any particular political party (may be due to his close association with Gandhiji and Congress - my guess though).
Masani has lots of words of wisdom for the younger generation like honesty, discipline, saying no, hard work, commitment, cleanliness. I suppose they were very evident in Gandhiji's preaching, many of which have been re-emphasized.
I agree they are very much a need for the younger generation or current generation, but children learn from their parents, so as much as the children, their parents too have to respect these lest they set bad example to their children and who find many of these ideals hard to emulate.
Overall, an okay read not much of a 'interest generating' book, except for the history associated with the author Minoo Masani and the other book, Our India, which in-fact was a recommended textbook in few places.
Cheers,
July 24, 2018
It's an easy read.
Children's book.
Children's book.
November 3, 2019
Some relevant discussion, some facts, some directives, some guesswork and some facts which are based on unproven theories. Okay-ish.
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