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India: The Wasted Years Paperback – July 5, 2021

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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 65 ratings
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India: The Wasted Years, is a series of essays that were originally blogs. These have been arranged not in a chronological sequence but under subject-heads, making them a cohesive commentary on the times we live in, in India, about which the author writes. While not a work of history, the book is instead the shout of a wounded civilisation. These essays will find place in the annals of India’s evolution through the 21st century. Uncompromising in his analysis, the author studiously cites the dark clouds of political, social and economic failures, that seem to be without the proverbial silver lining.

About the Author
Avay Shukla is a retired civil servant, environmentalist and writer. He writes extensively on current affairs, the environment and conservation, the bureaucracy and governance, legal matters, social issues, societal peccadilloes and anything else he can lampoon. Shukla is settled in a small village, Puranikoti, above Shimla in Himachal Pradesh and intends staying there most of the time until the cows come home.
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    360 pages
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    July 5, 2021
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    5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
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    979-8531953452
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B098H61XNG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (July 5, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 360 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8531953452
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
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Arindam Basu
5.0 out of 5 stars Courageous
Reviewed in India on August 7, 2021
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Very honestly opinionated by Mr. Shukla. What I like about the book is that it is never meant for scholars. Rather the target audience is the common public in India who are tormented by wrong governance for last few years and Mr. Shukla made it very clear at the begining of this book. At least he has shown the courage to speak. I wish if some of our young readers could have forgotten biased opinions implanted in their minds deliberately by the media (Controlled by multinationals that are in perfect harmony with the government) with selective information sharing. Then they would have understood that there is nothing poetic about giving unconditional support to fanaticism, in any form whatsoever.
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Bashir Ahmad Shah
4.0 out of 5 stars Truth which is always behind the curtain.
Reviewed in India on December 10, 2021
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Reading books both fiction, nonfiction, Biographies etc is my passion. This book is important in a way that it holds up a mirror for all of us to reflect upon.
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Sada
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in India on August 28, 2022
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An excellent book. Well explained views, convincingly presented.
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Mohsin
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest and bold view....
Reviewed in India on September 5, 2021
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Apt for people who believe in Removing dirt from thoughts with biases, prejudice and stereotyping.. Bold expression... Deserves reading for Indian, who has dreams for our country...
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4.0 out of 5 stars An objective outlook
Reviewed in India on August 15, 2021
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This book provides a more 'liberal' opinion about the present leadership and establishment. It would be up to the reader to bifurcate the opinions from facts.
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