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Saffron, White and Green: The Amazing Story of India's Independence
The British Empire had tightened its noose around a country split by religion, class and caste. But when the people rallied under the tricoloured banner of freedom, it was with a power that stunned even the strongest. This is the story of Ahimsa, Satyagraha and Swaraj, of non-violence and the struggle for truth all for the one thing that is most valuable to a people and to a nation: Freedom.
208 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2015
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February 18, 2026
easy to read introduction to the story of India's independence. Gives nuanced perspective on the role of British rule and how the British taught Indian elite gave birth to nationalist sentiments and eventually paved the way to independence
February 3, 2021
No matter how many books I read of History or Mythology genre (non-fiction), I never get tired and always gravitated more towards it.
Have you ever tried to read history of India's struggle for freedom beyond NCERT books?
India is the only country in the world which has been invaded and occupied many times. Our glorious culture and heritage have been weathered ruthlessly many times. Our gullible people have suffered many times. After the Greeks and Persians - the English were the last in the line.
Saffron, White and Green is an impressive piece of work by Subhadra that strictly focuses on just hard facts by strongly rejecting all the frills. It tells us about India’s persistent fight to gain dominion stature in the world. It tells us about the various efforts that were made by our heroic unfazed freedom fighters to let Indians breath in free and independent India. It tells us that we could triumph any mightiest war unarmed, just by unity and a little bit of faith.
The author has meticulously collected hard facts related to the freedom struggle from various sources. The book offers exactly what you should know and does not exceed the requirement.
The book is short and concise and the language used is also simple and suitable for every age group. History lovers give it a try!
Have you ever tried to read history of India's struggle for freedom beyond NCERT books?
India is the only country in the world which has been invaded and occupied many times. Our glorious culture and heritage have been weathered ruthlessly many times. Our gullible people have suffered many times. After the Greeks and Persians - the English were the last in the line.
Saffron, White and Green is an impressive piece of work by Subhadra that strictly focuses on just hard facts by strongly rejecting all the frills. It tells us about India’s persistent fight to gain dominion stature in the world. It tells us about the various efforts that were made by our heroic unfazed freedom fighters to let Indians breath in free and independent India. It tells us that we could triumph any mightiest war unarmed, just by unity and a little bit of faith.
The author has meticulously collected hard facts related to the freedom struggle from various sources. The book offers exactly what you should know and does not exceed the requirement.
The book is short and concise and the language used is also simple and suitable for every age group. History lovers give it a try!
July 4, 2019
Great way of knowing how India struggled to be free
January 22, 2017
This is the story of India’s struggle for freedom and how it won Independence, written for children.
From the Great Uprising of 1857 to the Partition of the country in 1947 it is the story of the tumultuous 90 years of the nation’s history.
And it’s a story well told.
The description of Partition leaves us, as ever, with a lingering sense of sadness.
The boxed story at the end of each chapter makes for fascinating reading: The Rising of the People, Men who Loved India, The Power of the Pen, Song of Freedom, Bapu (it could well have been added for the benefit of the young readers that Gandhi has been judged by Time magazine as the second most influential person of the whole of Twentieth Century – only after Albert Einstein), Women and Freedom, Jinnah, Planning a Satyagraha, A Royal Life. These are vivid pen pictures of the subjects under discussion.
Also the lives of the Sahibs and Memsahibs have been portrayed with sensitivity.
Only one small mistake. Bagha Jatin is Jatindranath Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee) and not Jyotindranath Bannerjee (page 49).
In essence, a very good introduction to Indian freedom struggle. Not only for young people. But grown-ups as well. At a time when the nation (and the world at large) is facing multiple challenges it is important that we learn of our glorious history to be able to combat all those divisive, chauvinistic forces gnawing at the very idea of India.
And a book like Sen Gupta’s can do that job of teaching more effectively than the weighty academic tomes.
I look forward to reading other books by Sen Gupta.
An excellent job.
From the Great Uprising of 1857 to the Partition of the country in 1947 it is the story of the tumultuous 90 years of the nation’s history.
And it’s a story well told.
The description of Partition leaves us, as ever, with a lingering sense of sadness.
The boxed story at the end of each chapter makes for fascinating reading: The Rising of the People, Men who Loved India, The Power of the Pen, Song of Freedom, Bapu (it could well have been added for the benefit of the young readers that Gandhi has been judged by Time magazine as the second most influential person of the whole of Twentieth Century – only after Albert Einstein), Women and Freedom, Jinnah, Planning a Satyagraha, A Royal Life. These are vivid pen pictures of the subjects under discussion.
Also the lives of the Sahibs and Memsahibs have been portrayed with sensitivity.
Only one small mistake. Bagha Jatin is Jatindranath Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee) and not Jyotindranath Bannerjee (page 49).
In essence, a very good introduction to Indian freedom struggle. Not only for young people. But grown-ups as well. At a time when the nation (and the world at large) is facing multiple challenges it is important that we learn of our glorious history to be able to combat all those divisive, chauvinistic forces gnawing at the very idea of India.
And a book like Sen Gupta’s can do that job of teaching more effectively than the weighty academic tomes.
I look forward to reading other books by Sen Gupta.
An excellent job.
February 2, 2021
Starting from the 1850s , when the momentous Mughal Empire met it's collapse and diminution and the East India Company took over the reins till the time the first Prime Minister of independent India Nehru uttered the words "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny " at mindnight on 15th August 1947 , Saffron , White and Green trails the entire journey of our struggle for freedom in a coherent and communicative way .
The book also makes mention of some lesser known incidents and even some fun anecdotes in order to balance out the grim realities and the terrors of foreign domination . Subhadra Sengupta has written this book with middle graders in mind , however anyone who wants to know more about the Indian struggle for Independence can pick this book up.
The book is short and concise , offering no more information than is required . The language too is simple and suitable for readers of all ages . History lovers should definitely add this to their TBR
The book also makes mention of some lesser known incidents and even some fun anecdotes in order to balance out the grim realities and the terrors of foreign domination . Subhadra Sengupta has written this book with middle graders in mind , however anyone who wants to know more about the Indian struggle for Independence can pick this book up.
The book is short and concise , offering no more information than is required . The language too is simple and suitable for readers of all ages . History lovers should definitely add this to their TBR
October 7, 2017
what better way to know the Indian history, it keeps you hooked and in such an interesting way. wish history was taught with books like these.
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