Wheel of History

by Ram Manohar Lohia

Based on a series of lectures given in Hyperbad 1952. Ram Manohar Lohia was an activist for the Indian independence movement and a Nationalist political leader. Dr Lohia believed that history has a purpose, for it accords us a tool-of-thought with which to work.

84 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1899

Reviews

[Ayush Kumar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Be it the urge to define the happening of past, through different lenses or the sweeping take on the rise and fall of civilizations or the grandeur imagination of the golden age, this book through it's 11 chapters of dense and ingenious writing provides a lot of fodder for the mind to rethink what one may have understood of our history (and also about our present which will make our future)

[Shashank Goyal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now thats a first philosophical thought on history by an Indian that I’ve read. He kind of got me into thinking who is the new proletariat? I believe proletariat is someone who can initiate a class reset, not necessarily through a violent struggle. GenZ with their screens and internet? Maybe because they have already caused regime changes in Nepal and Bangladesh in our neighbourhood. However, in a newage design of realtime free flow of information and opinion and never ending preps for war that plateau lifestyle changes, a fascist movement buildup seems more likely. This is because more and more sections of the society will grow disgruntled and the opportunists will try to find scapegoat in a particular community. This does sound like a horror story you read going true in your lifetime. We learn from our past and its mistakes they say. But, I would assume even the mistakes learn from the past. They are bound to course-correct to stay relevant and lethal.
This book is a wonderful think tank. Must read.

[Varun Ramaprasad · Rating 5 out of 5]

The author's insight is extra-ordinary. A page turner.

[Honnusa Malaji]

Nice