{"product_id":"vengeance-india-after-the-assassination-of-indira-gandhi-by-pranay-gupte-hardcover-rare-books","title":"Vengeance: India After the Assassination of Indira Gandhi by Pranay Gupte [Hardcover] [rare books]","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"128\" data-start=\"44\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"128\" data-start=\"50\"\u003eBook Summary – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"242\" data-start=\"130\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"96\" data-start=\"0\"\u003ePrimarily covering the period from late 1984 into Rajiv Gandhi’s early years as Prime Minister\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong data-end=\"113\" data-start=\"98\"\u003e\u003cem data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"111\" data-start=\"100\"\u003eVengeance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a detailed, journalistic account of how India responded in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Gupte reconstructs the events surrounding her killing by two Sikh bodyguards on \u003cstrong data-end=\"327\" data-start=\"308\"\u003e31 October 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e, contextualizing it against the backdrop of \u003cstrong data-end=\"395\" data-start=\"372\"\u003eOperation Blue Star\u003c\/strong\u003e and rising militancy in Punjab—culminating in the horrific anti‑Sikh riots and communal violence that followed.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe book is structured in two parts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"244\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"322\" data-start=\"244\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"322\" data-start=\"246\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"23\" data-start=\"0\"\u003ePart I, “The News,”\u003c\/strong\u003e provides a vivid chronicle of the assassination and the ensuing violence. Gupte highlights alleged political complicity and orchestrated mob behavior, laying much of the responsibility on the Congress leadership—especially Indira Gandhi herself—as a central instigator of crisis rather than merely a victim.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" alt=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/434970\/summary?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/muse.jhu.edu\/article\/434970\/summary?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"323\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"399\" data-start=\"325\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"11\" data-start=\"0\"\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e shifts to broader political, social, and economic dynamics that shaped post‑1984 India, particularly under Rajiv Gandhi’s emergent leadership. Gupte discusses how destabilizing communal tensions, population pressures, and governance failures converged in this moment of transition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/entertainment\/books\/1985\/10\/27\/india-and-its-discontents\/66e99062-e2de-44e8-a547-688cf2bc7564\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/archive\/entertainment\/books\/1985\/10\/27\/india-and-its-discontents\/66e99062-e2de-44e8-a547-688cf2bc7564\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"475\" data-start=\"401\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eCritics have described the book as fast‑paced and informative—as if reading “six months' newspaper headlines at one sitting”—but also view it as \u003cstrong data-end=\"178\" data-start=\"145\"\u003euneven and somewhat one‑sided\u003c\/strong\u003e, emphasizing Hindu‑Sikh violence while largely omitting retaliatory actions by Sikh perpetrators. Some argue the portrayal simplifies complex roots of communal unrest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"523\" data-start=\"482\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"523\" data-start=\"488\"\u003eAbout the Author – \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"525\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003ePranay Gupte (born 1948 in Bombay, now Mumbai) is an internationally recognized journalist and author of Indian origin. Educated at Brandeis University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, he spent 15 years with \u003cem data-end=\"252\" data-start=\"232\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e as both staff reporter and foreign correspondent covering Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He later served as global affairs columnist for \u003cem data-end=\"418\" data-start=\"394\"\u003eNewsweek International\u003c\/em\u003e, contributed to \u003cem data-end=\"443\" data-start=\"435\"\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"462\" data-start=\"448\"\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and produced documentaries for PBS and Discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn 1991, he founded \u003cstrong data-end=\"39\" data-start=\"20\"\u003eThe Earth Times\u003c\/strong\u003e, an environmental newspaper, and later launched Earth Times Books. He resides between New Delhi and New York and has authored several major works—including \u003cem data-end=\"250\" data-start=\"196\"\u003eMother India: A Political Biography of Indira Gandhi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"274\" data-start=\"255\"\u003eThe Crowded Earth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255608795322,"sku":"352LMSKJL-Used","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/rrrrrrrr.jpg?v=1761066551","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/vengeance-india-after-the-assassination-of-indira-gandhi-by-pranay-gupte-hardcover-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}