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Freedom at Midnight (1975) is a non-fiction book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre about the events around the Indian independence movement and partition.
Feb 9, 2016 · While numerous tomes have been written on the Indian freedom struggle, the popularity of Freedom at Midnight lies in its easy narrative flow which veers from the thrilling to the enlightening, sometimes poignant and ever-compelling style.
Everyone wasn't avaricious , Mountabttens weren't .So FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT is a must read for the people of Indian sub-continent to know about the chain of events that triggered the most complex & gory divorce in the history causing the birth of The Republic of India & The Islamic State of Pakistan .
- Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins
Freedom at Midnight is the true story of the events surrounding Indian independence, beginning with the appointment of Lord Mountbatten of Burma as the last Viceroy of British India, and ending with the assassination and funeral of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mar 28, 2021 · 596 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 18 cm. A detailed narrative of the thirteen months leading to the independence of the Indian subcontinent in February 1948, centering on major and minor figures and on the social and personal upheavals attendant on independence and partition.
The electrifying story of India’s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants – from Mountbatten to the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Larry Collins, Dominique Lapierre
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