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India: Romila Thapar—I don’t like Modi’s India, it’s too Narrow & Limited; History won’t be Kind to Him
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Romila Thapar—I don’t like Modi’s India, it’s too Narrow & Limited; History won’t be Kind to Him
10 août 2022
The Wire
Inan interview about how she views the last 75 years of India’s independence and what sort of country India has become, someone who is considered our foremost historian, Romila Thapar, has said she doesn’t like Modi’s India. Explaining why, she said it’s too narrow and too limited. Romila Thapar says Modi’s India does not represent the fulfillment of the dreams and expectations she had in 1947 when she was a 15-yeard old who was terribly excited by independence. The interview contains her full answer on this issue and we advise you to see it to understand her reservations and concerns about India in 2022.
