The Holocaust of Indian Partition: An Inquest

by Madhav Godbole

Fresh history of partition, balanced

Genres: History

680 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Madhav Godbole is a retired Indian civil servant. He joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1959 and took voluntary retirement in March 1993, when he was Union Home Secretary & Secretary(Justice). His distinguished career includes assignments such as Secretary, Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Secretary, Urban Development in Government of India, Principal Finance Secretary, in Government of Maharashtra, and Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board.

He worked in the Asian Development Bank, Manila, from 1980 to 1985. Dr.Godbole has written 18 books in English and Marathi, of which 10 are in English. His essays and research papers have been published in several English and Marathi books. Of his 8 books in Marathi, four books have been awarded prizes for non-fiction, intellectual writing.

Dr.Godbole has been chairman of several committees including Enron power project, good governance, and management of India’s international borders. He has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Bombay University and an M.A. in Development Economics from Williams College, USA.

Dr.Godbole and his wife Sujata live in Pune.

Reviews

[VJ]

DNF

[Mark Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and challenging. Not sure I fully agree with all the conclusions.