Five audiobooks to tune into this Independence Day
From ‘Discovery of India’ to ‘Why I Am a Hindu’ — add these gems to your playlist
Published 15.08.24, 09:37 AM
On Independence Day, add five audiobooks to your playlist that are
essential for adults and young minds to understand the nation’s journey to
Independence:
‘Discovery of India’: A popular book turned into an audiobook, Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru is available on Audible and is a perfect listen on
Independence Day. The book covers ancient history and moves on to the British
Raj, offering a comprehensive understanding of Indian history. You can tune in here.
‘Ambedkar's India’: It is a collection of three speeches of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar,
the man who headed the committee that drafted the Constitution of India. The
speeches cover caste and the Constitution of India. You can tune in here.
‘India’s Struggle for Independence’: An insight into India’s struggle for Independence, the book has
chapters like ‘The Fight to Secure Press Freedom’, ‘An Economic Critique of
Colonialism’, ‘Peasant Movements and Uprisings after 1857’, to name a few. The
book is authored by Bipan Chandra, Sucheta Mahajan, Aditya Mukherjee, Mridula
Mukherjee and K.N. Panikkar. You can tune in here.
‘Why I Am a Hindu’: A book by Shashi Tharoor, it talks about his personal beliefs and
provides an analytical study of the religion. It also covers figures such as
Ramkrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda. You can tune in here.
‘A Children's History of India’: Written by Subhadra Sen Gupta, the book talks about the first
cities of India, the Mughal era, the British Raj and the struggle for
Independence — making it a must read for young minds. You can make your li’l
one tune in here.
— Pooja Mitra
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