Forty Years of Indian Independence
Another chance to hear the five-part series in which the BBC's Delhi correspondent,
Mark Tully , charts India's progress in the four decades since the British left. Ranging from the stately corridors of power to the teeming pavements and villages, his view of the sub-continent combines archive material and personal reminiscence with the sounds and voices of contemporary India.
1: Revolution by Consent How India's first Prime
Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru , tried to lay the foundations of a secular, democratic and industrialised nation-state amid the shambles of partition and the rapid British withdrawal. Series producer ZAREER MASANI (R) Book, same title. £10.95 from booksellers
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